Volleyball Recap: North Fork Miners vs. Gunnison Cowboys
North Fork lost against Gunnison back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The North Fork Miners fell 3-1 to the Gunnison Cowboys.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Gunnison scored at least 20 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-20, 18-25, 25-20.
Even though they lost, North Fork was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 11.4.
Gunnison's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sienna Gomez, who had 20 kills, seven digs, two aces, and two aces. Gomez is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubriel Loken, who had 12 digs and three aces.
North Fork's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Gunnison, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
North Fork will venture away from home to take on Olathe at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Gunnison, they will welcome Roaring Fork at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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