Jonathan Alder has won seven straight games at home, while Bellefontaine has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Pioneers will welcome the Chieftains at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kylie Trout
| 09/25/25 @ Kenton Ridge | 2 |
| 09/23/25 @ Shawnee | 2 |
| 09/18/25 vs Northwestern | 2 |
| 09/16/25 vs Tecumseh | 3 |
Jonathan Alder won the last time they faced Kenton Ridge and Kylie Trout did her part to make sure it happened again. The Pioneers had just enough and edged out the Cougars 3-2 for which the team can thank Trout, who had 14 digs and two aces. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Jonathan Alder got the one that really mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 18-25, 25-21, 25-27, 15-5.
Meanwhile, Bellefontaine was able to grind out a solid victory over Bethel on Saturday, taking the game 3-1.
Bellefontaine had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-23.
Jonathan Alder's win bumped their record up to 14-1. As for Bellefontaine, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Jonathan Alder took their win against Bellefontaine in their previous matchup on September 4th by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Pioneers repeat their success, or do the Chieftains have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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