Volleyball Recap: Burroughs Beats Apple Valley for Their Second Straight Victory

Lillah O'Grady

Serving Aces

10/08/25 @ Apple Valley	4
10/06/25 vs Oak Hills	2
10/01/25 @ Hesperia	3

If Apple Valley wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Burroughs, they should've done a better job of containing Lillah O'Grady. The Burros put the hurt on the Sun Devils with a sharp 3-0 victory on Wednesday thanks in part to O'Grady, who had seven digs and four aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last three games she's played.

Burroughs never let Apple Valley on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-23.

Several Sun Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was SALLY BALLAT, who had eight digs and two aces.

The win made it two in a row for Burroughs and bumps their season record up to 23-7. As for Apple Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last ten matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Burroughs will square off against rival Serrano at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Apple Valley is set to take on their familiar foe Sultana at 5:15 p.m. on Monday.