It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Burlington can now relate to. They came up short against the Vail Christian Saints on Saturday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Cougars have suffered since October 4th.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-9, 25-19.
Lynzee Neal paced Burlington's offense, picking up nine kills. Neal got some help from Rayvonn Holmes and her 11 assists.
Vail Christian can attribute much of their success to Sam Bates, who had 13 digs and three assists. That's the most digs Bates has posted since back in October.
Burlington's loss ended a four-match streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8. As for Vail Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Burlington didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Caprock Academy on the 8th. Vail Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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