After flying high against Twelve Bridges on Thursday, Nevada Union came back down to earth. The Miners took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Del Oro Golden Eagles on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Miners in their meetings with the Golden Eagles: they've now lost eight in a row.
Nevada Union's offense was headlined by Ashley Thompson and Lucy Pfaffinger, who picked up three kills apiece. They got some help from Ellyse Havlorson and her six assists. Val Ramirez controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Del Oro was led to victory by Gia Hoffman and Lily Smith. Hoffman had nine digs and one assist, while Smith had four digs and two aces. That's the most digs Hoffman has posted over her last nine contests. Sydney Garcia also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
Nevada Union now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Del Oro, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-3.
Coincidentally, Nevada Union and Del Oro will both be playing Tracy the next time they take the court. The Miners will head out to face the Bulldogs at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, while the Golden Eagles will play them later in the day, at 10:00 a.m.
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