After both having extra time off, the Pine Bluffs Hornets and the Wright Panthers will shake off the rust and duke it out at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Pine Bluffs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Southeast, who was ranked 18th at the time (Pine Bluffs was ranked 19th). The Hornets fell 3-1 to the Cyclones on Friday. The Hornets' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 21-25, 25-19.

Keefer Fornstrom
| 10/24/25 @ Southeast | 15 |
| 10/17/25 vs Lingle-Fort Laramie | 19 |
| 10/11/25 vs Shoshoni | 15 |
| 10/11/25 @ Wright | 21 |
Keefer Fornstrom put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 15 digs and one assist. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in each of the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, Wright came up short against Tongue River on Friday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-15, 25-18.
Pine Bluffs' loss dropped their record down to 20-6. As for Wright, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-18.
Pine Bluffs was able to grind out a solid win over Wright in their previous matchup on October 11th, winning 3-1. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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