Burlington hasn't had much luck against Holyoke recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Dragons at 3:00 p.m. Burlington will be strutting in after a win while Holyoke will be coming in after a defeat.
It was a proper cat-fight when Burlington faced off against Flagler on Tuesday. The Cougars came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
While Burlington might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Flagler scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Holyoke didn't have quite enough to beat Wiggins on Friday and fell 3-2. The Dragons haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Holyoke wouldn't go down easily and took Wiggins into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-19, 23-25, 20-25, 15-9.
Holyoke's loss dropped their record down to 18-4. As for Burlington, their victory bumped their record up to 14-7.
Burlington came out on top in a nail-biter against Holyoke in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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