Butte hadn't done well against Flathead recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Butte Bulldogs blew past the Flathead Braves/Bravettes 3-0. The Bulldogs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Braves/Bravettes, too.
Butte's got stronger as the match went on, holding Flathead to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 25-19, 25-16.
Sophia Gransbery paced Butte's offense, picking up nine kills. Gransbery got some help from
Jaycee Cleveland and her 25 assists. Cleveland also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Cadence Graham, racking up three apiece.
The victory made it two in a row for Butte and bumps their season record up to 10-12. As for Flathead, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-16.
Butte has already played their next match, a 3-2 defeat against Glacier on the 26th. As for Flathead, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Sentinel at 7:00 p.m.
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