After both having extra time off, the Burney Raiders and the Surprise Valley Hornets will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Burney is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Burney finally turned things around against Surprise Valley on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Hornets as they made off with a 3-0 win. The matchup marked the Raiders' most dominant victory of the season so far.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-11, 25-20.
Burney found their leader in underclassman Aimee Hampton, who had nine digs and eight aces. The dominant performance gave Hampton a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Jimenez-Garcia, who had nine digs and four aces.
Burney was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Burney's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Surprise Valley, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
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