Butler and Ballard faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Thursday. The Butler Bears lost 3-0 to the Ballard Bruins. The Bears have struggled against the Bruins recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-12.
Butler's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Ballard, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 24-7.
Butler will welcome Portland Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Portland Christian is coming into the game with five straight defeats on the road, meaning Butler will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Ballard, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Seneca on the 14th.
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