On Thursday Spring Creek will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Fernley Vaqueros at 6:00 p.m.
Last Saturday, Spring Creek came up short against Churchill County and fell 3-1. While the Spartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Greenwave 25-16 in the first set.
Spring Creek started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Fernley had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Dust Devils by a score of 3-1.
Fernley was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 24-26, 25-16, 25-10.
Fernley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive games.
Spring Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Fernley, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Spring Creek took their victory against Fernley when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spring Creek since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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