Borah faced Meridian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Lions fell 3-1 to the Warriors. If the Lions were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Warriors when the teams met back in August of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Borah started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-15, 25-17, 25-19.
Their offense was headlined by Sophie Gunther and Gena Fink, who picked up 12 kills apiece. They got some help from Emma McKinney and her 27 assists. Fink was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Borah's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Meridian, their victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 6-3.
Coming up, Borah will square off against Ridgevue at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Meridian, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Rigby on the 30th.
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