Thunder Basin faced Laramie in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Bolts came up short against the Plainsmen, falling 3-0. The Bolts have struggled against the Plainsmen recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Laramie scored at least 17 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-21, 25-20.
Ashtyn Ketchum paced Thunder Basin's offense, picking up eight kills. Ketchum got some help from Piper Martin and her 20 assists. Martin was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Leading Laramie to victory were Ashlyn Stucky and Sia Taufa. Stucky had ten digs and two aces, while Taufa had 15 digs and one assist. Those ten digs gave Stucky a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jaydann Trabing, who had nine digs.
Thunder Basin's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Laramie, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Thunder Basin will take on Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. After both having extra time off, Laramie and Campbell County will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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