Volleyball Recap: Burke Beats Avon for Their 18th Straight Victory

By Team Reports Oct 6, 2024, 6:30pm

Volleyball Recap: Burke Cougars vs. Avon Pirates

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Burke entered their tilt with Avon on Saturday with 17 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 18. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Avon Pirates. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Pirates, too.

The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Burke was: they took both sets by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12.

Burke found their leader in underclassman Emmy Spencer, who had three aces.

Burke 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 eight aces in eight consecutive matchups.

Burke's victory bumped their record up to 19-1. As for Avon, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-9 record.

Burke didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Corsica/Stickney on the 5th. As for Avon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Irene/Wakonda on the 5th.

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