The Burlingame Panthers will take on the Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Burlingame will be strutting in after a victory while Hillsdale will be coming in after a defeat.
Burlingame took a three-set loss the last time they faced off against Carlmont, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Burlingame had just enough and edged out Carlmont 3-2 on Friday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Burlingame who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 24-26, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Hillsdale suffered their biggest defeat since February 26th on Friday. They lost 3-0 to Menlo-Atherton. The loss continues a trend for the FIGHTING KNIGHTS in their meetings with the Bears: they've now lost seven in a row.
Hillsdale was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Menlo-Atherton work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10, 28-26.
Burlingame's win bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Hillsdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Burlingame came out on top in a nail-biter against Hillsdale in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Will Burlingame repeat their success, or does Hillsdale has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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