Bolton and Ellington are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Bolton Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Ellington Knights at 6:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Bolton came up short against Sports & Medical Sciences Academy on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
While Bolton was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Sports & Medical Sciences Academy's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-18, 25-20.
Despite the loss, Bolton had strong showings from Cameron Anderson, who had five digs and two aces, and Rhianna Lebron, who had five digs and a kill. Anderson has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
Meanwhile, Ellington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Coventry.
Bolton's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Ellington, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Bolton might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Ellington in their previous meeting back in September. Can Bolton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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