The Bentonville West Wolverines will take on the Central Tigers on Tuesday. Bentonville West is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Bentonville West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Bentonville, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Bentonville West was ranked 14th). Bentonville West fell 3-1 to Bentonville on Thursday. While the Wolverines didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-22 in the first set.
Bentonville West started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-21.
The losing side was boosted by Trinity Collette, who had 17 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Madeleine Koulavong, who had eight digs.
Meanwhile, Central didn't have quite enough to beat Jonesboro on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Central actually scored more points across those five sets (104-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 19-25, 15-12.
Bentonville West's defeat dropped their record down to 19-14. As for Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 20-7-1 record this season.
Bentonville West came up short against Central when the teams last played back in October of 2019, falling 2-0. Can Bentonville West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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