Oasis Academy hasn't had much luck against Pershing County recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Oasis Academy Bighorns will venture away from home to challenge the Pershing County Mustangs at 5:00 p.m.
Oasis Academy is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game last Saturday. They lost 3-0 to Yerington.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-8, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Pershing County entered their tilt with West Wendover on Saturday with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. Everything went their way against the Wolverines as they made off with a 3-0 win.
While Pershing County won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the 0th set they played. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-16, 25-16.
Raegan Burrows was her usual excellent self, getting 43 digs and 28 kills. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: she now had five or more in the last 25 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Arya Garland, who had 38 digs.
Pershing County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Oasis Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Pershing County, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Oasis Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Pershing County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Oasis Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Pershing County in their previous meeting back in August. Can Oasis Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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