Volleyball Preview: Yorktown Tigers vs. Muncie Burris Owls
Yorktown is 9-0 against Muncie Burris since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Yorktown Tigers are on the road again to play the Muncie Burris Owls at 7:30 p.m. Muncie Burris took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Yorktown, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Yorktown got the win against Fishers by a conclusive 3-0.
Yorktown never let Fishers on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-23.
Yorktown can attribute much of their success to Addi Applegate, who had 21 digs, and Bailey Stevens, who had three digs and three aces. Applegate is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Muncie Burris unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Pendleton Heights by a score of 3-2. While the Owls didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Arabians 25-17 in the first set.
Muncie Burris actually scored more points across those five sets (109-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 28-26, 25-20, 16-25, 15-13.
Yorktown's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-2. As for Muncie Burris, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-6.
Everything went Yorktown's way against Muncie Burris when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Yorktown made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yorktown 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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