Pershing County waltzed into their contest on Saturday with 14 straight wins... but they left with 15. They put the hurt on the Silver Stage Nighthawks with a sharp 3-0 victory. The Mustangs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Nighthawks, too.
One reason for the win was Pershing County's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 25-16, 25-10.
Raegan Burrows continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, getting 30 digs, 22 kills, and 22 kills. She is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 27 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Arya Garland, who had 34 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Pershing County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last ten games they've averaged 12.9.
Pershing County's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-3. As for Silver Stage, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pershing County will welcome Sierra Lutheran at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Silver Stage, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Yerington, where the match is scheduled at 5:00 p.m.
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