Tongue River faced Big Horn in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Eagles fell 3-1 to the Rams. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2024.
Tongue River started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-17.
Chaney Reish paced Tongue River's offense, picking up 20 kills. Reish got some help from Aubrey Kelty and her 29 assists. Reish was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Big Horn found their leader in sophomore Maci Winterland, who had ten digs and one assist. Teeka Baker also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Tongue River's loss ended a four-match streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-6. As for Big Horn, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 16-5.
Tongue River didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Moorcroft on the 26th. As for Big Horn, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Kelly Walsh on the 26th.
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