After both having extra time off, the Pershing County Mustangs and the Battle Mountain Longhorns will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Pershing County will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, Pershing County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over North Tahoe.
Pershing County took North Tahoe into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-21, 25-27, 20-25, 15-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pershing County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Raegan Burrows, who had 29 kills, 28 digs, and a block. Burrows is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season. Khloe Montes was another key player, getting 33 digs, eight kills, and two aces.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain didn't have quite enough to beat Sierra Lutheran on Saturday and fell 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Battle Mountain sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-17, 23-25, 26-24, 22-25, 15-11.
Pershing County pushed their record up to 18-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Battle Mountain, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Pershing County has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Battle Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pershing County was able to grind out a solid victory over Battle Mountain when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Pershing County repeat their success, or does Battle Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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