Glenwood Springs has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Steamboat Springs Sailors at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long.
Last Tuesday, Glenwood Springs beat Rifle 3-1.
Glenwood Springs was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-14, 25-22, 25-9.
While Steamboat Springs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Summit on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sailors.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-17, 21-25, 25-13.
Maizey Bringuel was a one-man wrecking crew for Steamboat Springs as she had 30 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Steamboat Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Glenwood Springs' victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Steamboat Springs, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Glenwood Springs beat Steamboat Springs 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Steamboat Springs' Layla Hammond-Furst, who had 31 digs. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Glenwood Springs to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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