Burton had already won eight in a row and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They blew past the Hearne Eagles 3-0. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Burton took every set by at least 16 points. The final score came out to 25-3, 25-9, 25-4.
Burton found their leader in underclassman Adison Harmel, who had three digs and three aces. That's the most aces Harmel has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Fritsch, who had four aces.
Burton couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 55.3% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 26.9% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 38.4%.
Burton's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 29-14. As for Hearne, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-15.
Burton will take on Somerville at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hearne, they will challenge Mumford at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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