After flying high against Hidden Valley on Tuesday, Yreka came back down to earth. The Miners fell just short of the Phoenix Pirates by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Miners were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirates apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Yreka took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-18, 20-25, 25-14, 15-12.
Yreka's defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Phoenix, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4.
Yreka didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Etna on the 13th. Phoenix has also already played their next match (against Sisters), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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