Aspen won the last time they faced Basalt, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Aspen Skiers had just enough and edged the Basalt Longhorns out 3-2.
Aspen had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-20, 15-12.
Cate Borchers and Tahlia Ferguson certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Borchers had 13 digs and two aces, while Ferguson had nine kills and three aces. Borchers has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last four times she's played.
The win got Aspen back to even at 5-5. As for Basalt, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-5.
Aspen didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 victory vs. Roaring Fork on the 26th. As for Basalt, they will take on Moffat County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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