The Truckee Wolverines will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the McQueen Lancers at 6:00 p.m. Truckee will be strutting in after a win while McQueen will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Wednesday, Truckee beat South Tahoe 3-1.
Truckee had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-21.
Truckee kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted in their last nine games.
Meanwhile, McQueen faced Bishop Manogue in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Thursday. McQueen fell 3-1 to Bishop Manogue. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
McQueen couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Bishop Manogue a tough time in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-20, 30-32, 25-21.
Truckee is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for McQueen, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Truckee hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 6.6 blocks per game. It's a different story for McQueen, though, as they've been averaging only 1.3. Given Truckee's sizable advantage in that area, McQueen will need to find a way to close that gap.
Truckee was able to grind out a solid victory over McQueen in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, winning 2-0. Does Truckee have another victory up their sleeve, or will McQueen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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