Fernley hasn't had much luck against Truckee recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Fernley Vaqueros will challenge the Truckee Wolverines. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Fernley sitting on nine straight wins and Truckee on five.
Fernley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over North Valleys.
Fernley never let North Valleys on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-13, 25-22.
Fernley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 18 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Truckee made easy work of Churchill County on Monday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 26-24, 25-21.
Truckee's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Makenna Hogland, who had seven digs and 12 assists, and Iracel Ponce, who had seven digs and 18 assists.
Fernley is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Truckee, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Fernley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Truckee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fernley skirted past Truckee 3-2 in their previous matchup back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fernley since the squad 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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