Mt. Shasta hasn't had much luck against Modoc recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mt. Shasta Bears' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Modoc Braves at 6:00 p.m. Modoc took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mt. Shasta, who comes in off a win.
Mt. Shasta will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Fall River, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Mt. Shasta had just enough and edged Fall River out 3-2.
Mt. Shasta had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 21-25, 25-20, 25-18, 15-13.
Mt. Shasta relied on the efforts of Kaley Lanier, who had 39 digs and two aces, and Nadia Lintz, who had ten digs and four aces. Lanier is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 11 games she's played.
Mt. Shasta was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Modoc came up short against Fall River two weeks ago and fell 3-1.
Modoc couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Fall River a tough time in the third set. The final score came out to 25-22, 27-29, 30-28, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Modoc had strong showings from Eliza Pena, who had 12 digs, and Allie Weber, who had 14 digs and two kills.
Mt. Shasta's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-6-1. As for Modoc, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Mt. Shasta was able to grind out a solid victory over Modoc in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Shasta since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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