Papillion-LaVista needed a changed in momentum after dropping 12 straight games and they got it from Karlyn Francis. The Papillion-LaVista Monarchs came out on top against the Burke Bulldogs by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday thanks in part to Francis, who had 12 digs and four aces. She has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Papillion-LaVista never let Burke on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 31-29, 25-17.
Faith Wiechman paced Papillion-LaVista's offense, picking up nine kills. Wiechman got some help from
Aubree Fettin and her 16 assists. Francis controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Despite the loss, Burke still got an impressive performance from Lauren Raduechel, who had 12 digs.
Papillion-LaVista's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-23. As for Burke, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-22 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Papillion-LaVista and Columbus will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Burke does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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