Bentonville West hasn't had much luck against Bentonville recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Bentonville West Wolverines will look to defend their home court against the Bentonville Tigers at 6:00 p.m.
Bentonville West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Har-Ber, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Bentonville West was ranked 12th). Bentonville West fell just short of Har-Ber by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Wolverines' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Bentonville West couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Har-Ber a tough time in the second set. The final score came out to 25-18, 29-31, 21-25, 25-19, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Bentonville entered their tilt with Blue Springs South on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Jaguars by a score of 2-0.
While Bentonville won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-14.
Bentonville relied on the efforts of Adalynn Bollinger, who had nine digs and two aces, and Elizabeth Dorey, who had five digs.
They weren't the only good server: Bentonville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matches.
Bentonville West's defeat dropped their record down to 19-13. As for Bentonville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Bentonville West was able to grind out a solid win over Bentonville in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. Will Bentonville West repeat their success, or does Bentonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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