Muncie Burris is 2-8 against New Castle since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Owls are taking a road trip to square off against the Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Muncie Burris will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Muncie Burris can't be too worried about heading out to take on New Castle: they just beat Winchester Community at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. The Owls put the hurt on the Golden Falcons with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
Muncie Burris walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-21, 25-12.
Meanwhile, New Castle didn't have quite enough to beat East Central on Saturday and fell 3-2. While New Castle didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating East Central 25-21 in the first set.
New Castle started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 21-25, 21-25, 25-14, 25-16, 19-17.
Despite the loss, New Castle saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ali Barber had eight digs and seven aces. Those seven aces set a new season-high mark for Barber.
New Castle's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Muncie Burris, their victory bumped their record up to 16-4.
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