Red Lodge faced Shepherd in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Rams fell 2-0 to the Mustangs. The Rams have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Red Lodge was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Shepherd work for it, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-21, 26-24.
Izzy Elam paced Red Lodge's offense, picking up eight kills. Elam got some help from Sidney Frank and her 17 assists. Meredith Buchanan controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Red Lodge's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Shepherd, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-2-1 record this season.
Red Lodge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Sweet Grass County on the 4th. Shepherd has also already played their next match (against Non Varsity Opponent), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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