Lovell is on a five-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Rocky Mountain a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Lovell Bulldogs will face off against the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are at an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2016, but likely not for long.
Lovell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Tongue River, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Lovell was ranked ninth). Lovell took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tongue River on Saturday.
Lovell started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain came into Saturday's game having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Saratoga on Saturday.
Rocky Mountain was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Saratoga squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-21.
Lovell's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Rocky Mountain, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-8-2.
Everything went Lovell's way against Rocky Mountain in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 as Lovell made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Lovell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rocky Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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