Gunnison and Basalt are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Cowboys will venture away from home to face off against the Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Friday, Gunnison made easy work of Grand Valley and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cowboys.
Gunnison's got stronger as the match went on, holding Grand Valley to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-9, 25-8.
Ruthie Lock
| 10/10/25 vs Grand Valley | 4 |
| 10/03/25 @ Roaring Fork | 3 |
| 09/30/25 @ Cedaredge | 3 |
| 09/20/25 vs Rye | 3 |
| 09/18/25 vs Olathe | 3 |
| 09/06/25 vs STEM School Highlands Ranch | 6 |
Gunnison can attribute much of their success to Aubriel Loken, who had 13 digs and two aces, and Ruthie Lock, who had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Lock has posted since back in September.
They weren't the only good servers: Gunnison was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. They are a perfect 8-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Basalt got the win against Roaring Fork on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Basalt won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 25-20.
Gunnison's win bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Basalt, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Everything went Gunnison's way against Basalt in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Gunnison made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cowboys since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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