Volleyball Preview: Burlingame Bearcats vs. Marais des Cygnes Valley Trojans
After both having extra time off, the Burlingame Bearcats and the Marais des Cygnes Valley Trojans will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Burlingame earned a 2-0 win over Waverly. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bearcats.
Burlingame was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Waverly squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Marais des Cygnes Valley entered their tilt with Madison on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 2-0.
Marais des Cygnes Valley was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Madison squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-18.
Among those leading the charge was Mady Rose, who had 11 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Marais des Cygnes Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive games.
Burlingame has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season. As for Marais des Cygnes Valley, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-5.
Burlingame came up short against Marais des Cygnes Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Burlingame avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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