Ardrey Kell hasn't had much luck against Butler recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Ardrey Kell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Covenant Day, who was ranked ninth at the time (Ardrey Kell was ranked 13th). The Knights won by a set and slipped past the Lions 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Ardrey Kell got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-21, 16-25, 25-20, 19-25, 18-16.
Meanwhile, Butler had just enough and edged out South Mecklenburg 3-2 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Butler had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-12.
Butler's win bumped their record up to 3-10. As for Ardrey Kell, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Ardrey Kell suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Butler in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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