On Tuesday CORE Butte will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. After both having extra time off, they and the Los Molinos Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
CORE Butte is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since August 28th on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Paradise Adventist Academy.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-14, 25-21.
CORE Butte can attribute much of their success to Allison Freimuth, who had four aces and a block, and Macey Ascherman, who had 15 assists. That's the most aces Freimuth has posted since back in August.
CORE Butte 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 ten aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Los Molinos beat Anderson 3-1 last Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Los Molinos was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 24-26, 25-14, 25-11.
CORE Butte's record now sits at 6-4. As for Los Molinos, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: CORE Butte has serving mastered this season, having averaged 13.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Los Molinos struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
CORE Butte came out on top in a nail-biter against Los Molinos in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will CORE Butte repeat their success, or does Los Molinos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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