Volleyball Preview: Burwell Longhorns vs. Anselmo-Merna Coyotes
Burwell is 8-2 against Anselmo-Merna since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Burwell Longhorns will be staying on the road to face off against the Anselmo-Merna Coyotes.
Burwell is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 3rd on Thursday. They came up short against Riverside, falling 3-0.
Burwell was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-22, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Anselmo-Merna entered their tilt with Sandhills/Thedford on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 3-1.
Anselmo-Merna had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 28-26, 25-19.
Anselmo-Merna 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 games.
Burwell's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Anselmo-Merna, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Everything went Burwell's way against Anselmo-Merna when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Burwell made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Burwell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Anselmo-Merna turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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