It was a proper cat-fight when Burlington challenged Paola on Saturday. The Burlington Wildcats had just enough and edged the Paola Panthers out 2-1. The victory was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on three straight.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Burlington who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 19-25, 25-21.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kinzley Meinig, who had 13 digs, three kills, and 12 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Caylee Crawford, who had 16 digs.
Burlington has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-17 record this season. As for Paola, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-11.
Burlington has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 loss against Prairie View on the 15th. As for Paola, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Eudora on the 15th.
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