Philip Simmons entered their tilt with Burke on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Burke Bulldogs with a sharp 3-0 victory. The Iron Horses have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bulldogs, too.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Philip Simmons was: they took every set by at least 20 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-3, 25-3.
Philip Simmons found their leader in underclassman Gabby Kakalev, who had five aces and a block.
Philip Simmons couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 72.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27.7% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 36.7%.
Philip Simmons has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 22 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-6-2 record this season. As for Burke, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Philip Simmons didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Academic Magnet on the 3rd. As for Burke, they will venture away from home to challenge Andrews at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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