The Dorchester Longhorns will be taking part in a tournament against the East Butler Tigers at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. East Butler took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Dorchester, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Dorchester was able to grind out a solid victory over McCool Junction, taking the game 2-0. The win continues a trend for the Longhorns in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won seven in a row.
Dorchester easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-6, 25-18.
Savannah June had an outrageously good game as she had five digs and five aces. That's the most aces she has posted over her last 12 contests.
June wasn't the only good servers: Dorchester was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, East Butler was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Twin River.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 19-25, 25-14, 25-21.
East Butler's defeat dropped their record down to 3-22. As for Dorchester, their victory bumped their record up to 11-13.
Everything went Dorchester's way against East Butler when the teams last played back in August, as Dorchester made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Longhorns repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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