Volleyball Preview: Platte/Geddes Black Panthers vs. Burke Cougars
After both having extra time off, the Platte/Geddes Black Panthers and the Burke Cougars will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Platte/Geddes was able to grind out a solid win over Andes Central/Dakota Christian, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Black Panthers.
Platte/Geddes was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Burke entered their tilt with Corsica/Stickney on Tuesday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They blew past the Jaguars 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Cougars have posted since September 5th.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Burke took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-12, 25-14.
Ava Sargent was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had three digs and two aces.
Platte/Geddes' win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Burke, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
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