Burney was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Chester Volcanoes. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Raiders of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Burney started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-14, 25-16, 25-18.
Several Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mia Perez, who had 36 digs. Perez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Jimenez-Garcia, who had 20 digs, seven kills, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Burney was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven games.
Burney's record now sits at 5-11-1. As for Chester, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-15.
Burney will square off against Los Molinos at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Chester, they will face off against CORE Butte at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. CORE Butte is coming into the matchup with four straight wins at home, so Chester will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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