Bethune is 7-2 against Hanover since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Bethune's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Hanover has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Last Saturday, Bethune was able to grind out a solid win over Pikes Peak Christian, taking the game 3-1.
Bethune had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-16.
Bethune was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Hanover lost 3-0 to Kiowa on Friday.
Hanover was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-12, 25-16.
Bethune's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-9. As for Hanover, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Bethune came out on top in a nail-biter against Hanover in their previous meeting back in August, sneaking past 2-1. Does Bethune have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hanover turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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