Volleyball Recap: Rangely Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 22, 2024, 2:24pm

Volleyball Recap: Rangely Panthers vs. Meeker Cowboys

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If Rangely was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Soroco on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rangely Panthers lost 3-0 to the Meeker Cowboys on Saturday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Cowboys recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.

While Rangely was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Meeker's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-18, 25-22.

Graycee Cravens was nothing short of spectacular for Meeker: she had 13 digs, a kill, and 20 assists. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Cravens now posted 12 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.

Rangely's loss dropped their record down to 10-2. As for Meeker, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rangely will square off against Vail Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. After both having extra time off, Meeker and Hayden will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meeker is facing Hayden at the right time seeing as Hayden is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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