The Chanhassen Storm will head out to square off against the Burnsville Blaze at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chanhassen is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Chanhassen is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Waconia, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Chanhassen was ranked 15th). Chanhassen came up short against Waconia last Tuesday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Storm have suffered since October 10, 2023.
Chanhassen took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-18, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Burnsville hadn't done well against Eastview recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Burnsville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Eastview. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blaze.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (108-101) Burnsville actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-27, 10-25, 25-21, 15-11.
Chanhassen's defeat dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Burnsville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-18 record this season.
Chanhassen was able to grind out a solid victory over Burnsville when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. Does Chanhassen have another victory up their sleeve, or will Burnsville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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