Fort Elliott unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Friona Chieftans on Monday. The Cougars have struggled against the Chieftans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
While Fort Elliott ultimately came up short, they really made Friona work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 27-25, 13-25, 25-22.
Friona has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Fort Elliott will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Vega at 5:00 p.m. on the 26th. As for Friona, they will challenge Frenship Memorial at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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