Butler had already won nine in a row and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Archie Whirlwinds out 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Bears, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (59-57) Butler actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-22, 17-25, 15-12.
Among those leading the charge was Lanie Hill, who had 15 digs.
Butler is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3-1 record this season. As for Archie, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7-1.
Butler has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against El Dorado Springs on the 10th. As for Archie, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Rich Hill on the 8th.
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