After both having extra time off, the Kemmerer Rangers and the Wind River Cougars will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Kemmerer is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Kemmerer didn't have quite enough to beat Big Piney and fell 3-2.
Kemmerer actually scored more points across those five sets (107-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 9-25, 25-22, 26-28, 15-10.
The losing side was boosted by Ashlyn Riding, who had 14 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Wind River was not able to break out of their rough patch back in September as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They fell just short of Big Piney by a score of 3-2. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Punchers 25-18 in the first set.
Wind River took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-18, 17-25, 25-18, 15-10.
Kemmerer's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-22. As for Wind River, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13-1.
Kemmerer came out on top in a nail-biter against Wind River when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kemmerer since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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