The Drummond Lumberjacks will face off against the Butternut Midgets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Drummond has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Butternut will arrive with three straight wins.
Last Thursday, Drummond didn't have quite enough to beat Washburn and fell 3-2.
Drummond took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-20, 15-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Butternut sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Flambeau on Saturday.
Butternut had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-17, 15-9.
Drummond now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Butternut, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Drummond was able to grind out a solid win over Butternut in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-0. Does Drummond have another victory up their sleeve, or will Butternut turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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