Volleyball Preview: Burns Hilanders vs. Baker Bulldogs
On Tuesday Burns will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will take on the Baker Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Burns will be strutting in after a victory while Baker will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Burns got the win against McLoughlin by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Burns was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-5, 25-8.
Burns' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hayley Smith, who had 21 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Rothwell, who had 24 assists.
Burns was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Baker was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of La Grande by a score of 3-2.
Burns pushed their record up to 32-4-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Baker, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.
Everything went Burns' way against Baker in their previous matchup back in September, as Burns made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Burns since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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