North Tahoe and Yerington are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2021, but not for long. The North Tahoe Lakers will challenge the Yerington Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
North Tahoe is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Pershing County just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 3-2.
North Tahoe wouldn't go down easily and took Pershing County into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-22, 20-25, 22-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Yerington unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 3-1 to Pershing County. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost three in a row.
The final score came out to 25-20, 18-25, 25-20, 25-16.
North Tahoe's loss ended a 17-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 16-8. As for Yerington, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-13.
North Tahoe came up short against Yerington when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can North Tahoe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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