Volleyball Preview: Big Horn Rams vs. Wright Panthers
Big Horn has gone 8-2 against Wright recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Big Horn Rams' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Wright Panthers at 3:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Big Horn is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Tongue River, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Big Horn was ranked 16th). Big Horn came out on top against Tongue River by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Rams as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Big Horn had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 25-19, 25-14, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Wright entered their tilt with Sundance on Saturday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They had just enough and edged the Bulldogs out 3-2.
Wright got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-21, 14-25, 31-29, 15-7.
Wright was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive games.
Big Horn's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-9. As for Wright, their record is now 13-8.
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