Lady Cowboys Face Must Win Game
Oct 23, 2024 01:42PM ● By Jody Reeves
The Lady Cowboys kicked off their district tournament by defeating ShoBan in what is called the play-in round. That match took place in Bancroft last Thursday evening. North Gem was heavily favored in the match and despite missing one of their top players Eliza Ball, they did not disappoint the home crowd as they swept the Lady Chiefs winning in three sets with scores of 25-12, 25-5, and 25-16. With the win the Lady Cowboys advanced to a first round match-up with the number two seed of the tournament the Mackay Miners.
The Lady Miners were in a unique position in the tournament due to the fact that they are the number one ranked team by MaxPreps, but losses to Rockland placed them as the number two seed in the district tournament. What that all boiled down to for the Lady Cowboys was a very tough matchup against one of the top seeded teams. The district tournament continued at a neutral site in Shelley High School on Saturday. The Lady Cowboys put their best effort in but were unable to pull off the upset against the Lady Miners sending North Gem to the loser side of the bracket. This meant that they would face a long road through the bracket to attempt to earn a spot to the state tournament.
The Lady Cowboys took that first step by facing off with Watersprings Christian. The Lady Cowboys and Lady Warriors split their regular season matches, each winning one match. This time the Lady Cowboys would control the match from start to finish winning in three sets. Finishing off the long day on Saturday with a win meant that North Gem would live to fight another day but every game from here on out will be a win or go home situation for the Lady Cowboys. They will get a few days off before returning to Shelley for the next round of the tournament.
That next round will be Wednesday evening at 5:00 back at Shelley High School. Their opponent for that game will be the Leadore Mustangs. The Lady Mustangs won both of the home and away matches against the Lady Cowboys in the regular season but everyone knows that the slates are wiped clean for the tournament and this match is up for grabs. Check next week's edition of the Idaho Enterprise to see how the Lady Cowboys fared through the rest of the district tournament.
