The Butternut Midgets are taking a road trip to take on the South Shore Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Butternut is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Mellen just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Granite Diggers.
Butternut took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-19, 21-25, 25-18, 25-15.
Meanwhile, South Shore was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Mercer, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-16, 25-8.
Butternut's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3. As for South Shore, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Butternut skirted past South Shore 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Butternut since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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