Volleyball Recap: Thatcher's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Saturday

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Thatcher can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Snowflake Lobos on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Lobos this season, with their most recent defeat being a 3-0 loss back in October.

Thatcher started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-17, 25-11, 25-20.

Makenzi Lunt paced Thatcher's offense, picking up eight kills. Lunt got some help from Alli Johnson and her 13 assists. Jocelyn Lunt controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.

Snowflake found their leader in sophomore Lucy Lyman, who had 17 digs and seven assists.

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

11/08/25 @ Snowflake	1-3
11/08/25 @ Show Low	3-1
11/04/25 vs Ganado	3-0
10/29/25 vs Safford	3-2
10/27/25 @ Show Low	0-3

The defeat snapped Thatcher's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 17-16 record. As for Snowflake, they are on a roll lately: they've won 27 of their last 33 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 33-8-4 record this season.

Thatcher does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Snowflake, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss against Northwest Christian on the 13th.