Bigfork entered their game against Columbia Falls on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Bigfork Vikings & Valkyries took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Columbia Falls Wildcats. The Vikings & Valkyries were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
The 3-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 27-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22.
Columbia Falls got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lexi Anderson out in front who had ten digs and two aces. Anderson is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ava Scholz, who had 15 digs.
Bigfork now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Columbia Falls, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
Bigfork will venture away from home to face off against Browning at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bigfork is facing Browning at the right time seeing as Browning is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Columbia Falls, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Ronan at 7:00 p.m. on October 22nd.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
