The Arvada Bulldogs are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Gateway Olympians at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Saturday, Arvada came up short against Lake County and fell 2-0. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Arvada might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Lake County: every set was decided by exactly three points. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Gateway was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Adams City by a score of 3-2. While the Olympians didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-13 in the first set.
Gateway took Adams City into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-20, 15-6.
Arvada's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Gateway, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.
Arvada came up short against Gateway in their previous matchup back in September of 2016, falling 2-0. Can Arvada avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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