Volleyball Game Preview: Burns Hilanders vs. Grant Union Prospectors

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 11:58pm

Volleyball Preview: Burns Hilanders vs. Grant Union Prospectors

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Burns has gone 9-1 against Grant Union recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Burns Hilanders' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Grant Union Prospectors at 4:00 p.m. Burns will be strutting in after a win while Grant Union 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 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-8, 25-12.

Chloe Rothwell and Bailey Temple were among the main playmakers for Burns as the former had four digs and 20 assists and the latter had six digs.

Burns was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Grant Union was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Weston-McEwen.

Burns pushed their record up to 22-3-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Grant Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.

Burns took their win against Grant Union in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Burns repeat their success, or does Grant Union have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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