It was close, but on Friday the Meeteetse Longhorns sidestepped the Wind River Cougars for a 2-1 win.
Meeteetse had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-22, 15-6.
Despite the loss, Wind River had strong showings from Natiya Shoyo, who had 19 digs, and Emery Nicholas, who had 14 digs.
Meeteetse's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Wind River, they have traveled a rocky road for a while, having lost 26 of their last 29 games, dating back to last year. That leaves them at a 2-4 record this season.
Meeteetse will head out to challenge Kaycee at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Wind River, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Rocky Mountain on the 4th.
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