Volleyball Recap: Thunder Basin Victorious + How To Watch

Thunder Basin won the last time they faced Scottsbluff and things went their way on Friday too. The Bolts walked away with a 3-1 win over the Bearcats. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bolts.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-16, 21-25, 25-22.

Thunder Basin had a senior duo take command as Reece McGrath had 17 digs and two aces and Traecyn Hilliard had six aces and three digs. Those six aces set a new season-high mark for Hilliard.

Bolts

Serving Aces

09/26/25 vs Scottsbluff	12
09/23/25 vs South	6
09/20/25 @ East	6
09/19/25 @ Central	8
09/13/25 vs Laramie	4
+ 19 more games

Thunder Basin was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2024.

Scottsbluff's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lillian Hays, who had 34 assists and 14 digs, and Heidi Groskopf, who had 11 digs. Hays has been hot, having posted 16 or more assists the last seven times she's played.

Thunder Basin's record is now 12-4. As for Scottsbluff, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five matches and leaves them with a 12-10 record.

Thunder Basin has already played their next contest (against Sheridan), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Scottsbluff, they have also already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Sidney on the 30th.