East Butler unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Dorchester Longhorns on Thursday, falling 3-0. If the Tigers were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Longhorns when the teams met back in August of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
East Butler was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 25-17.
Blaire Glasshoff paced East Butler's offense, picking up three kills. Glasshoff got some help from Lucy Polivka and her three assists. Finally, Lillie Kriz kept East Butler's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Among those leading the charge was Savannah June, who had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2024.
Looking ahead, East Butler will host McCool Junction at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday. As for Dorchester, they will venture away from home to challenge Weeping Water at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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