Princeton hasn't had much luck against CORE Butte recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Princeton Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the CORE Butte Lynx at 5:30 p.m. Princeton is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
On Wednesday, Princeton beat Plumas Charter 3-1.
In the three sets Princeton was on fire: they won each by at least eight points. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-7, 22-25, 25-17.
Princeton's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Guadalupe Espinoza, who had six aces and five digs, and Reyna Sullivan, who had 14 kills and five aces. That's the most aces Espinoza has posted since last Wednesday. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Silva, who had six aces.
Silva wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Princeton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, CORE Butte entered their match against Maxwell on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. CORE Butte fell just short of Maxwell by a score of 3-2. The Lynx's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
CORE Butte took Maxwell into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 24-26, 23-25, 25-23, 15-8.
Princeton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for CORE Butte, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
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