The Bigfork Vikings & Valkyries will venture away from home to face off against the Browning Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bigfork has four straight victories, Browning has 21 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Bigfork is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Columbia Falls, who was ranked 19th at the time (Bigfork was ranked 14th). The Vikings & Valkyries came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
The final score came out to 25-15, 20-25, 25-23, 25-13.
Cassy Schlicht
| 09/25/25 vs Columbia Falls | 10 |
| 09/18/25 @ Libby | 3 |
| 09/16/25 vs Whitefish | 8 |
| 09/11/25 vs Ronan | 4 |
| 09/19/24 vs Libby | 4 |
| + 2 more games |
Bigfork's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cassy Schlicht, who had ten digs and two aces. That's the most digs Schlicht has posted since back in September of 2024.
Meanwhile, Browning came up short against Whitefish on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-3, 25-13, 25-11.
Bigfork's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Browning, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.
Bigfork took their win against Browning in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings & Valkyries since the team 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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