Volleyball Preview: Vail Mountain Gore Rangers vs. Basalt Longhorns
Vail Mountain has been away from home for three games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Basalt Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Vail Mountain lost 3-0 to Caprock Academy on Friday.
While Vail Mountain ultimately came up short, they really made Caprock Academy work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 27-25, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Basalt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Moffat County by a score of 3-2. While the Longhorns didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-19 in the first period.
Basalt took Moffat County into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-19, 25-23, 16-25, 15-9.
Vail Mountain's loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Basalt, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Vail Mountain skirted past Basalt 2-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2017. Will Vail Mountain repeat their success, or does Basalt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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