Volleyball Preview: Lone Jack Mules vs. Butler Bears
The Lone Jack Mules will face off against the Butler Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lone Jack took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They blew past Kingsville 3-0.
Meanwhile, Butler posted their biggest win since October 3rd on Monday. Everything went their way against Sherwood as Butler made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Butler took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-14, 25-13.
Butler can attribute much of their success to Lanie Hill, who had 12 digs.
Butler was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They are a perfect 8-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Lone Jack's win bumped their record up to 19-8-1. As for Butler, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5-2 record this season.
Everything went Lone Jack's way against Butler in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Lone Jack made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Lone Jack have another victory up their sleeve, or will Butler turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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