The Gunnison Cowboys will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Middle Park Panthers at 9:00 a.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gunnison's tournament run continued when they took on Telluride on Friday. Gunnison walked away with a 2-0 win over Telluride.
Gunnison easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-19.
Gunnison's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ruthie Lock led the charge by getting nine digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Lock a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Welfelt, who had eight digs, five kills, and two aces.
Gunnison was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Middle Park sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Meeker on Friday.
Middle Park had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-18, 15-8.
Gunnison's win bumped their record up to 19-2. As for Middle Park, their victory bumped their record up to 14-7.
Gunnison beat Middle Park 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does Gunnison have another victory up their sleeve, or will Middle Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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