After five games on the road, Oasis Academy is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the Battle Mountain Longhorns will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Oasis Academy will be strutting in after a win while Battle Mountain will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Oasis Academy had just enough and edged Silver Stage out 3-2.
Oasis Academy was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 23-25, 22-25, 27-25, 16-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Oasis Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dahlila Creer, who hit 71.4% for five kills18 aces. Those 18 aces gave Creer a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Oasis Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against North Tahoe, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-19.
Oasis Academy's victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Battle Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Oasis Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Battle Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Oasis Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Battle Mountain when the teams last played back in September. Will Oasis Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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