Volleyball Recap: East Gaston Warriors vs. Burns Bulldogs
Warriors
| 10/14/25 vs Burns | 3-1 |
| 10/13/25 vs West Lincoln | 3-0 |
| 10/09/25 vs Stuart W. Cramer | 3-0 |
| 10/08/25 @ South Point | 3-2 |
| 10/07/25 @ Bessemer City | 3-0 |
| + 5 more games |
East Gaston waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Burns Bulldogs. That's the fourth time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 3-0 victory back in September.
East Gaston was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 16-25, 25-16, 25-11.
Leading East Gaston to victory were Cooper Payne and Emma Horneman. Payne had 26 digs and three aces, while Horneman had 15 digs. That's the most aces Payne has posted over her last five contests.
They weren't the only good servers: East Gaston was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why Burns lost, don't look at Bailey Grayson. Despite the final result, she had 15 digs and six assists. Grayson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last 15 games she's played.
East Gaston's win bumped their record up to 23-4. As for Burns, they moved to 20-6 with that defeat, which also ended their five-match winning streak.
East Gaston didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Highland Tech on the 15th. As for Burns, they will welcome Brevard at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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