If North Tahoe was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Oasis Academy on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The North Tahoe Lakers fell just short of the Pershing County Mustangs by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Lakers' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
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.
Marlo Johnson and Dawna Li certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Johnson had 18 digs, while Li had three aces. Li is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played.
Raegan Burrows was her usual excellent self, getting 47 digs, 15 kills, three aces, and a block for Pershing County. The team also got some help courtesy of Arya Garland, who had 37 digs, two aces, and a kill.
North Tahoe's defeat ended a 17-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 16-8. As for Pershing County, the victory was the 19th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 26-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Tahoe will face off against Yerington at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, Pershing County and Battle Mountain will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Battle Mountain: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Pershing County has snatched up ten consecutive wins on the road.
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