After flying high against Hulett last Thursday, Moorcroft came back down to earth. The Moorcroft Wolves lost 3-0 to the Tongue River Eagles on Saturday. The Wolves have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
While Moorcroft was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Tongue River's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-16.
Tongue River's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lily Maslowski led the charge by getting seven digs and six aces. Maslowski has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Kelty, who had four digs and two aces.
Moorcroft's defeat dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Tongue River, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Moorcroft will take on Glenrock at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Moorcroft is facing Glenrock at the right time seeing as Glenrock is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Tongue River, they will venture away from home to challenge Big Horn at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Big Horn is coming into the contest with 11 straight wins at home, so Tongue River will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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