Volleyball Preview: Burns Hilanders vs. Grant Union Prospectors
Burns has been away from home for six games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Grant Union Prospectors at 6:00 p.m. Burns will be strutting in after a victory while Grant Union will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, everything went Burns' way against Vale as Burns made off with a 3-0 win.
Burns was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-21, 25-10.
Burns' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Chloe Rothwell, who had five digs and 25 assists, and Bailey Temple, who had 12 digs. Temple is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Burns was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Grant Union was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Burns. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Prospectors have suffered since September 12th.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-13.
Burns is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-4-3 record this season. As for Grant Union, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Burns took their victory against Grant Union when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Does Burns have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grant Union turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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