If Basalt was feeling good off their 3-0 takedown of Grand Valley on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Longhorns came up short against the Middle Park Panthers on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Basalt was held off the set scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-10, 25-22, 25-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Middle Park to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aspen Bauckman, who had eight kills and seven aces. Jacey Paugh was another key player, getting eight kills and eight digs.
Basalt has been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 17 matchups, dating back to last year. That's dragged them to a 3-10 record this season. As for Middle Park, they have now won 12 of their last 15 games at home. That's helped them to an 8-5 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Basalt is set to challenge their familiar foe Moffat County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Middle Park will face off against their in-conference opponent Coal Ridge at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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