There's no place like home for Butternut, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top against the Mercer Tigers by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 2-0 two weeks ago.
Butternut had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 11-25, 25-20, 25-14, 25-21.
Alli Lueloff paced Butternut's offense, picking up 11 kills. Lueloff got some help from Lizzie Pritzl and her 32 assists. Gianna Nahring controlled things from the service line, finishing with six aces.
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| 09/18/25 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 09/06/25 - Away | 2-0 W |
| 10/05/24 - Neutral | 0-2 L |
| 09/26/24 - Away | 0-3 L |
| 09/30/23 - Home | 1-2 L |
| + 5 more games |
The victory got Butternut back to even at 9-9. As for Mercer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-8.
Looking ahead, Butternut will take on South Shore in a tournament on Saturday. As for Mercer, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Solon Springs at 5:45 p.m. on October 16.
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