On Tuesday, Fayetteville faced Bentonville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Fayetteville Bulldogs fell 3-1 to the Bentonville Tigers. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Fayetteville was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Bentonville work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 16-25, 25-14, 25-16.
When it comes to explaining why Fayetteville lost, don't look at Lily Moser. Despite the final result, she had 15 digs. Moser is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Leading Bentonville to victory were Elizabeth Dorey and Adalynn Bollinger. Dorey had seven digs and three aces, while Bollinger had 18 digs. That's the most aces Dorey has posted in her last seven matchups.
Fayetteville moved to 19-7 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Bentonville, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fayetteville will venture away from home to take on Northside at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Bentonville, they will head out to square off against Bentonville West at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bentonville is facing Bentonville West at the right time seeing as Bentonville West is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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