Fernley had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They won by a set and slipped past the Truckee Wolverines 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Vaqueros who have now won ten games in a row.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (100-96) Fernley actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-21, 25-17, 15-25, 15-12.
Fernley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 19 consecutive matches.
Fernley is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Truckee, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 21-9 record.
Fernley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Elko on the 2nd. Truckee does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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