Volleyball Recap: Burlington-Edison Takes Down Tumwater in a Playoff Battle

By Team Reports Nov 16, 2024, 9:21pm

Volleyball Recap: Burlington-Edison Tigers vs. Tumwater Thunderbirds

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Burlington-Edison extended their postseason success on Friday against Tumwater. They blew past the Tumwater Thunderbirds 3-0. The victory was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won 11 games in a row.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Burlington-Edison took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-12, 25-14.

Among those leading the charge was Mia Ray, who had 14 digs and two aces. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.

Burlington-Edison kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in November of 2023.

Burlington-Edison is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 23 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-2-3 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hitting percentage: their hitting percentage was 29.7% in those games and 27% outside of them. As for Tumwater, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-5.

Burlington-Edison wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Columbia River on the 16th. Tumwater does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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