If Cokeville was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Saratoga last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cokeville Panthers lost 3-0 to the Mountain View Buffalos on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Buffalos: they've now lost eight in a row.
Cokeville was 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 25-22, 25-20, 25-21.
Addison Barnes paced Cokeville's offense, picking up five kills. Barnes got some help from
Madilyn Dayton and her nine assists. Barnes also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Avree Thornock, racking up two apiece.
Mountain View was led to victory by Emma Linford and Lexy Rinker. Linford had seven digs and two aces, while Rinker had ten digs and eight kills. Rinker is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 16 games she's played.
Cokeville's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-10. As for Mountain View, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 19-15.
Cokeville will take on Fort Washakie at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Washakie is coming into the match with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Cokeville will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Mountain View, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss against Lander Valley on the 24th.
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