Pocatello faced Coeur d'Alene in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Thunder came up short against  the Vikings, falling  3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest  loss the Thunder have suffered  since September 16th.
 While Pocatello was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Coeur d'Alene's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-15,  25-16.
 Abby Lusk paced Pocatello's offense, picking up 16 kills. Lusk got some help from  Josie Haymore and her 24 assists.
 Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Coeur d'Alene to victory, but perhaps none more so than   Embree Mckeown, who  had seven  digs and two  aces.
Pocatello is  on  a  three-game losing streak  that has dropped them down to 18-11. As for Coeur d'Alene, the  victory was  the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-2.
 Pocatello wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next  contest,  a  3-0  defeat against Post Falls on the 4th. As for Coeur d'Alene, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next  matchup,  a  3-2  loss against Boise on the 4th.
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