The Wright Panthers will head out to face off against the Sundance Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Wright is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Big Horn, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Wright was ranked 24th). Wright came up short against Big Horn on Friday, falling 3-0. The Panthers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
While Wright was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-20, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Sundance didn't have quite enough to beat Tongue River last Friday and fell 3-2. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sundance wouldn't go down easily and took Tongue River into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-21, 25-19, 19-25, 15-10.
Wright's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-11. As for Sundance, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12-1.
Wright came out on top in a nail-biter against Sundance when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sundance's Karly Marchant, who had 20 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wright still be able to contain Marchant? There's only one way to find out.
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