The Aspen Skiers will face off against the Coal Ridge Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Aspen earned a 3-1 victory over Roaring Fork. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Skiers.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 22-25, 25-21, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Coal Ridge waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Gore Rangers as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-19, 25-9.
Coal Ridge can attribute much of their success to Morgan Kail, who had 12 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Kail a new career-high in aces.
Coal Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Aspen now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Coal Ridge, their record now sits at 5-7.
Everything went Aspen's way against Coal Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Aspen made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aspen 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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