Big Horn is 8-2 against Wright since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Big Horn Rams are on the road again to play the Wright Panthers at 3:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Big Horn is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Tongue River, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Big Horn was ranked 16th). Big Horn walked away with a 3-1 win over Tongue River on Thursday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Rams as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Big Horn had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 25-19, 25-14, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Wright entered their tilt with Sundance on Saturday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Bulldogs 3-2.
Wright got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-21, 14-25, 31-29, 15-7.
Wright was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Big Horn's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-9. As for Wright, their record now sits at 13-8.
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