After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Meeker, Rangely was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Vail Christian Saints. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat the Saints walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (104-102) Rangely actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Vail Christian saw an underclassman step up: Sam Bates had 13 digs and three aces.
Rangely's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Vail Christian, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4.
Rangely didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Meeker on the 1st. Vail Christian has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Vail Mountain on the 1st.
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