If Yuba City was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Del Campo last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Yuba City Honkers fell just short of the Placer Hillmen by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Honkers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Yuba City actually scored more points across those five sets (105-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-22, 13-25, 24-26, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Yuba City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 13 consecutive games.
Yuba City now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Placer, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Yuba City will venture away from home to face off against Nevada Union at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Placer, they will host River Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. River Valley is coming into the contest with three straight victories on the road, so Placer will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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