After both having extra time off, the Battle Mountain Longhorns and the Oasis Academy Bighorns will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Battle Mountain is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Battle Mountain lost 3-0 to North Tahoe on Saturday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-19.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Oasis Academy sidestepped Silver Stage for a 3-2 victory.
Oasis Academy wouldn't go down easily and took Silver Stage into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 25-19, 23-25, 22-25, 27-25, 16-13.
Oasis Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dahlila Creer led the charge by hitting 71.4% for five kills18 aces. Those 18 aces gave Creer a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Oasis Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Battle Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Oasis Academy, their record is now 8-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Battle Mountain has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Oasis Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Battle Mountain took their win against Oasis Academy in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Battle Mountain 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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