After a string of four wins, Butternut's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mellen Granite Diggers. The Midgets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Granite Diggers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
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.
Butternut's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3. As for Mellen, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-7.
Butternut will challenge South Shore at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mellen, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Drummond at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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