The Twin River Titans will host the East Butler Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Twin River lost 3-0 to Stanton on Tuesday.
While Twin River was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-14, 25-6.
Elle Cromwell put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 13 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, East Butler was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cedar Bluffs.
The final score came out to 25-12, 19-25, 25-16, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, East Butler had strong showings from Madalynn Marsh, who had 13 digs, and Jessie Prochaska, who had seven digs.
Twin River has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season. As for East Butler, their loss dropped their record down to 4-20.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Twin River has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.5 aces per game. However, it's not like East Butler struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Twin River came up short against East Butler in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Twin River, Katie Haney (who had 11 kills, seven digs, and five aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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