The Wheatland Bulldogs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Pinedale Wranglers on Thursday.
Wheatland is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Douglas just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They came up short against the Bearcats, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Bearcats: they've now lost six in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-18.
Despite the loss, Wheatland had strong showings from Delaney Aurich, who had 11 digs, and Maggie Hicks, who had five digs.
Meanwhile, Pinedale hadn't done well against Lyman recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Pinedale sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Lyman.
Pinedale took Lyman into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-10, 22-25, 24-26, 15-11.
Wheatland's defeat dropped their record down to 26-7. As for Pinedale, they now have a winning record of 12-11-1.
Wheatland came out on top in a nail-biter against Pinedale in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Does Wheatland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pinedale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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