Yerington had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Battle Mountain Longhorns as they made off with a 3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Lions also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Yerington's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Battle Mountain between 15 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, 25-15.
Loss or not, Battle Mountain got some senior leadership from Alissa Heinz and Lindsey Bleak. Heinz had nine digs, while Bleak had 15 digs and three kills.
Yerington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season. As for Battle Mountain, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Yerington and Pershing County will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Yerington has won five straight at home, while Pershing County won nine straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Battle Mountain, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Silver Stage at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Battle Mountain is facing Silver Stage at the right time seeing as Silver Stage is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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