After both having extra time off, the Burroughs Bombers and the Ladue Horton Watkins Rams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Burroughs will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, Burroughs earned a 3-1 victory over MICDS.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-16, 18-25, 25-17.
Burroughs' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bailey Biggs led the charge by getting 13 digs and four aces. Another player making a difference was Mia Schactman, who had 11 digs.
Burroughs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Ladue Horton Watkins posted their biggest win since September 16th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Mehlville as Ladue Horton Watkins made off with a 3-0 victory.
Ladue Horton Watkins walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-12, 25-21, 25-19.
Ladue Horton Watkins relied on the efforts of Haidyn Giesie, who had ten digs, and Emily Rosen, who had four digs and 16 assists. Giesie has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played.
Burroughs has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6-1 record this season. As for Ladue Horton Watkins, their victory bumped their record up to 9-13-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Burroughs hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.8 blocks per game. However, it's not like Ladue Horton Watkins struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Burroughs beat Ladue Horton Watkins 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. Does Burroughs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ladue Horton Watkins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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