Arkansas is 0-10 against Benton since October of 2017 but things could change on Tuesday. The Arkansas Razorbacks will venture away from home to challenge the Benton Panthers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Arkansas took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. Everything went their way against Linden-Kildare as Arkansas made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Arkansas won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-16, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Benton entered their tilt with El Dorado on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Wildcats.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Benton was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-11, 25-13.
Benton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive games.
Arkansas' win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Benton, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3-1.
Arkansas might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Benton in their previous matchup back in September. Can Arkansas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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