The Elm Creek Buffaloes will head out on the road to challenge the Blue Hill Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Elm Creek is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Elm Creek came up short against Overton and fell 2-0.
While Elm Creek ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 21 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Blue Hill suffered their biggest loss since October 17, 2023 on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to St. Cecilia. The defeat continues a trend for the Bobcats in their matchups with the Bluehawks: they've now lost seven in a row.
While Blue Hill had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-22, 25-17.
Even though they lost, Blue Hill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since September 3rd.
Elm Creek's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Blue Hill, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.
Elm Creek took their win against Blue Hill in their previous matchup back in October of 2020 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Elm Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blue Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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