Tonopah has been away from home for three games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. After both having extra time off, they and the Indian Springs Thunderbirds will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 4:00 p.m. Both are at an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but likely not for long.
Tonopah lost 3-0 to Round Mountain on Friday. The Muckers have struggled against the Knights recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-20, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Indian Springs made easy work of Beatty on Friday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Indian Springs was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-5, 25-14.
Indian Springs' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Oriyah Clay led the charge by getting five kills, five aces, three digs, and three blocks. That's the most aces Clay has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Juliana Torneskog, who had seven aces and two kills.
Tonopah's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Indian Springs, their win bumped their record up to 11-8.
Tonopah might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Indian Springs when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clay, who had ten kills, five blocks, four digs, and four aces. Now that Tonopah knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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