East Butler has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Twin River Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a proper cat-fight when East Butler challenged Cedar Bluffs on Monday. East Butler fell 3-1 to Cedar Bluffs.
The final score came out to 25-12, 19-25, 25-16, 25-23.
East Butler's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Madalynn Marsh, who had 13 digs, and Jessie Prochaska, who had seven digs.
Meanwhile, Twin River came up short against Stanton on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Twin River was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-14, 25-6.
Twin River's loss came about despite a quality game from Elle Cromwell, who had 13 digs. Cromwell is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
East Butler dropped their record down to 4-20 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Twin River, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: East Butler has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Twin River struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
East Butler was able to grind out a solid win over Twin River in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, winning 3-1. Does East Butler have another victory up their sleeve, or will Twin River turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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