The Vail Mountain Gore Rangers will head out on the road to challenge the Coal Ridge Titans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Vail Mountain is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Friday, Vail Mountain didn't have quite enough to beat Soroco and fell 3-2.
Vail Mountain started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Coal Ridge made easy work of Grand Valley on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Titans.
While Coal Ridge won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-22, 25-19.
Coal Ridge can attribute much of their success to Chloe Coon, who had 15 digs. Coon is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Vail Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Coal Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 4-7.
Vail Mountain skirted past Coal Ridge 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vail Mountain since the squad 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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