Butte unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Belgrade Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Belgrade scored at least 11 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 21-25, 15-11.
Gracie Jonart paced Butte's offense, picking up 15 kills. Jonart got some help from Ellison Graham and her 38 assists. Graham also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Cadence Graham, racking up three apiece.
Butte wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Billings Senior on the 30th. As for Belgrade, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Big Sky on the 30th.
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