Vail Mountain has been away from home for three games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Basalt Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Vail Mountain lost 3-0 to Caprock Academy on Friday.
While Vail Mountain ultimately came up short, they really made Caprock Academy work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 27-25, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Basalt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Moffat County by a score of 3-2. While the Longhorns didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-19 in the first period.
Basalt took Moffat County into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-19, 25-23, 16-25, 15-9.
Vail Mountain's loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Basalt, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Vail Mountain skirted past Basalt 2-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2017. Will Vail Mountain repeat their success, or does Basalt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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