The Lovell Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Douglas Bearcats. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lovell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Mountain View, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Lovell was ranked 24th). Lovell came out on top against Mountain View by a score of 3-1 on Saturday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Bulldogs as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Lovell walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The final score came out to 25-19, 25-21, 20-25, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Douglas waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They blew past the Bulldogs 3-0.
Douglas' not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Wheatland between 16 and 19 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-18.
Lovell's victory bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Douglas, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-4 record this season.
Lovell came up short against Douglas when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Lovell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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