After starting their season with five straight games on the road, Encampment is finally coming home. After both having extra time off, they and the Little Snake River Rattlers will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Encampment is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Cokeville, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Encampment was ranked 25th). Encampment came up short against Cokeville on Friday, falling 3-0. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Encampment was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-13, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Little Snake River came tearing into Saturday's contest with 16 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Rattlers have posted since September 10th.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Little Snake River was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-10, 25-11.
Encampment's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Little Snake River, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Encampment suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Little Snake River in their previous meeting back in September. Will Encampment have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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