The Cokeville Panthers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Lingle-Fort Laramie Doggers at 4:30 p.m.
Cokeville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Little Snake River, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Cokeville was ranked 25th). Cokeville fell 3-1 to Little Snake River on Saturday. The Panthers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
While Cokeville ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 20-25, 25-19.
Cokeville might have lost, but man, Cambry Harmon was a machine: she had 23 digs and two aces. Harmon has been hot for a while, having posted 13 or more digs the last 11 times she's played.
Meanwhile, Lingle-Fort Laramie extended their postseason success on Saturday against Niobrara County. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Tigers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Doggers.
Lingle-Fort Laramie was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 19-25, 25-9, 25-19.
Kenzi Wilkins was the offensive standout of the match as she had 14 digs.
Lingle-Fort Laramie kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in five consecutive contests.
Lingle-Fort Laramie is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Cokeville, their record is now 20-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Cokeville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Lingle-Fort Laramie struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Cokeville's way against Lingle-Fort Laramie in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, as Cokeville made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cokeville 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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