Volleyball Preview: Natrona County Mustangs vs. Rock Springs TIGERS
After three games on the road, Natrona County is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the Rock Springs TIGERS will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long.
Natrona County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Big Horn, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Natrona County was ranked 17th). Natrona County came up short against Big Horn on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Natrona County was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Big Horn's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Rock Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Star Valley.
The final score came out to 25-22, 23-25, 25-16, 25-22.
Natrona County dropped their record down to 8-12 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Rock Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Natrona County was able to grind out a solid win over Rock Springs when the teams last played back in September of 2022, winning 2-0. Will Natrona County repeat their success, or does Rock Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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