Burleson has won three straight games at home, while Joshua has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Burleson Elks will challenge the Joshua Owls at 5:30 p.m.
Burleson is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Centennial just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans. The Elks haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-16, 24-26, 25-17.
Despite the loss, Burleson got top-tier performance from Jayce Davault, who had 18 digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Davault a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Joshua got the win against Everman on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Joshua might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Everman scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-16, 25-14.
Joshua got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ruby Vincent out in front who had ten digs.
Burleson's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-12. As for Joshua, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-13 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Burleson has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Joshua struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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