The North Fork Miners's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Basalt Longhorns at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, North Fork didn't have quite enough to beat Caprock Academy and fell 3-2.
North Fork took Caprock Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-14, 17-25, 25-18, 22-20.
Meanwhile, Basalt entered their matchup against Cedaredge on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Basalt took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cedaredge.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-20, 22-25, 25-17.
Even though they lost, Basalt was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive games.
North Fork has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Basalt, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
North Fork suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Basalt in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can North Fork avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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