Buckholts lost against Dime Box two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Buckholts Badgers fell 3-1 to the Dime Box Longhorns. The Badgers have struggled against the Longhorns recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Buckholts started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, Buckholts saw an underclassman step up: freshman Caylee Velez had eight digs and two aces. Velez is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
Velez wasn't the only good server: Buckholts was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in six consecutive games.
Buckholts' loss dropped their record down to 14-11-3. As for Dime Box, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-14.
As of now, neither Buckholts nor Dime Box have any future games scheduled.
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