Lady Cowboys Had Competitive Week

The North Gem Lady Cowboys had a very busy week last week, playing five matches.  The week began on Tuesday in Aberdeen where they faced a pair of 3A opponents in the Aberdeen Tigers and the West Jefferson Panthers.  These non conference matches were limited to just the best out of three sets.  The Lady Cowboys fell to the Lady Panthers in two sets but were able to get the win over Aberdeen two sets to one.

Following the trip to Aberdeen the Lady Cowboys spent the rest of their week on their home court taking on some tough district opponents.  On Thursday night North Gem hosted Leadore.  This best of five match was pushed to the limit.  After claiming victory in set one the Lady Cowboys dropped the next two sets setting up a must win fourth set.  In a very hard fought fourth set the Lady Cowboys did get the win but unfortunately they would fall in the final fifth set giving the match to Leadore.

After the heartbreaking loss to Leadore, North Gem had to regroup as they hosted a tri-match with Taylors Crossing and Grace Lutheran on Saturday.  The Lady Cowboys started the day taking on Taylors Crossing.  North Gem dominated the match winning in straight sets.  North Gem then had the luxury of resting and watching Taylors Crossing and Grace Lutheran battle it out.  Grace Lutheran won that match but seemed to struggle more putting away Taylors Crossing giving the Cowboys hope of a sweep on the day.  However things did not go North Gems’ way.  After allowing Grace Lutheran to get an early lead the Lady Cowboys charged back forcing set one to go to extra points but still lost 27-25.  In set two North Gem struggled to get back into a groove and lost by eleven points.  In the third must win set the Lady Cowboys were in it again and fought hard right to the end before falling once again by just two points 25-23.

The Lady Cowboys will get a chance to catch their breath this week before jumping right back into district play.  Saturday they will face Challis and Watersprings on the Warriors home court.  The two losses to Leadore and Grace Lutheran took a toll on the Lady Cowboys district standings making every other district game important.  With a senior heavy team they have the tools to put together some wins before the district tournament later this season and that all starts this weekend.