North Valleys hasn't had much luck against Truckee recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The North Valleys Panthers will challenge the Truckee Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with nine losses in a row, North Valleys finally turned things around against Sparks on Friday. They put the hurt on the Railroaders with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Panthers have posted since October 6, 2023.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-20, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Truckee waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Mustangs.
One reason for the win was Truckee's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-19, 25-14.
Truckee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 12.6.
North Valleys' win bumped their record up to 5-13. As for Truckee, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
North Valleys came up short against Truckee in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can North Valleys avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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