Big Horn waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Natrona County Mustangs with a sharp 3-0 victory. For the Rams, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 defeat the Mustangs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2022.
While Big Horn won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-20, 25-23.
Leading Big Horn to victory were Mckena Bales and Leah Phillips. Bales had nine digs, while Phillips had five kills, four digs, and two aces. What's more, Bales also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had in her last three games.
Big Horn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive contests.
Big Horn's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-9. As for Natrona County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Big Horn will stay at home for another game and welcome Tongue River at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. After both having extra time off, Natrona County and Rock Springs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Natrona County is facing Rock Springs at the right time seeing as Rock Springs is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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