Burlington hasn't had much luck against Bellows Free Academy recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Seahorses will venture away from home to square off against the Bobwhites/Comets at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Burlington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: St. Johnsbury Academy, who was ranked 13th at the time (Burlington was ranked 14th). The Seahorses fell just short of the Hilltoppers by a score of 3-2 on Friday. Seahorses fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Hilltoppers since Friday.
Burlington actually scored more points across those five sets (101-90), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 12-25, 13-25, 25-18, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Bellows Free Academy suffered their biggest loss since November 3, 2024 on Friday. They lost 3-0 to Essex. The defeat continues a trend for the Bobwhites/Comets in their meetings with the Hornets: they've now lost eight in a row.
Bellows Free Academy was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-23, 25-21.
Burlington's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Bellows Free Academy, the defeat was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 7-2.
Burlington suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bellows Free Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Seahorses avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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