Volleyball Game Preview: Thunder Basin Bolts vs. Laramie Plainsmen

Thunder Basin hasn't had much luck against Laramie recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bolts will take on the Plainsmen at 5:00 p.m. Thunder Basin is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.

Reece McGrath

Digs

10/07/25 @ Campbell County	25
10/02/25 @ Rapid City Central	25
09/30/25 vs Sheridan	16
09/26/25 vs Scottsbluff	17

Thunder Basin won the last time they faced Campbell County and Reece McGrath did her part to make sure it happened again. The Bolts walked away with a 3-1 win over the Camels on Tuesday with plenty of help from McGrath, who had 25 digs and two aces. She has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more digs the last four times she's played.

Thunder Basin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-23.

Meanwhile, Laramie made easy work of South on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.

Laramie's got stronger as the match went on, holding South to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13, 25-11.

Thunder Basin's record now sits at 15-4. As for Laramie, their record is now 21-3.

Thunder Basin might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Laramie in their previous matchup back in September. Can the Bolts avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.