If Basalt was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Roaring Fork on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Longhorns came up short against the Gunnison Cowboys on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Longhorns haven't had much luck with the Cowboys recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Gunnison scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-17, 25-18.
Lily Hubbard paced Basalt's offense, picking up six kills. Hubbard got some help from Lilly Archibeque and her 21 assists. Lily Fitzgerald controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Basalt's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Gunnison, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Basalt will face off against rival Aspen at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Gunnison is set to challenge their familiar foe Moffat County at 2:00 p.m. on the 25th.
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