Volleyball Preview: Weimar Wildcats vs. Burton Panthers
The Weimar Wildcats will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Burton Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything went Weimar's way against Round Top-Carmine as Weimar made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-15, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Burton can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They blew past North Zulch 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Burton was: they took every set by at least 19 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-6, 25-4.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Burton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Paige Fritsch, who had six aces and three digs. Fritsch is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 40 games she's played dating back to last season. Reagan Roemer was another key player, getting 14 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Burton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 8.
Weimar has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Burton, they pushed their record up to 21-14 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Weimar came up short against Burton in their previous meeting back in August, falling 2-0. Can Weimar avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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