CORE Butte came into Thursday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Princeton Eagles on Thursday, sneaking past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Lynx, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was CORE Butte who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 21-25, 26-24, 25-27, 15-10.
Princeton lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Reyna Sullivan, who had 13 kills, five digs, and four aces. With that strong performance, Sullivan is now averaging an impressive 5.4 kills per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariel Parra, who had 14 digs and five aces.
CORE Butte now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Princeton, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-9.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Paradise Adventist Academy the next time they take the court. Princeton will head out to face Paradise Adventist Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, while CORE Butte will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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