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| 05/07/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 03/19/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 05/04/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 03/14/23 - Away | 3-1 W |
Butler has gone a perfect 4-0 against Ardrey Kell recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Knights at 5:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While Butler's win against South Mecklenburg wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Bulldogs won by a set and slipped past the Sabres 3-2. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Sabres: they've now won three in a row.
Butler had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Ardrey Kell faced Covenant Day in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Knights had just enough and edged out the Lions 3-2.
Ardrey Kell was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-103), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 16-25, 25-20, 19-25, 18-16.
Butler's win bumped their record up to 3-10. As for Ardrey Kell, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Butler took their win against Ardrey Kell when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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