The Basalt Longhorns will venture away from home to face off against the Aspen Skiers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Basalt had taken Gunnison down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Longhorns lost 3-0 to the Cowboys. The Longhorns haven't had much luck with the Cowboys recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
While Basalt 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 25-18, 25-17, 25-18.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Aspen, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They put the hurt on Roaring Fork with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday. The Skiers have beaten the Rams the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Rams has come to flipping the script.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-8, 25-15.
Basalt's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Aspen, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.
Basalt suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Aspen in their previous meeting back in September. Can the Longhorns avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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