Fort Collins hasn't had much luck against Fossil Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Fort Collins Lambkins will host the Fossil Ridge SaberCats at 6:00 p.m.
Fort Collins is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Loveland.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-20, 25-15.
Fossil Ridge extended their home winning streak to 17 games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Trinity Burchett. Fossil Ridge was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Greeley West on Thursday thanks in part to Burchett, who had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last 14 games.
One reason for the win was Fossil Ridge's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-9, 25-4.
Fossil Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matches.
Fort Collins' loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Fossil Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 18-4.
Fort Collins might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Fossil Ridge in their previous matchup on October 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burchett, who had seven aces and six digs. Now that Fort Collins knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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