It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Burges can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Lubbock-Cooper Pirates on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Mustangs of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2022.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-18, 25-15.
Emily Rodriguez paced Burges' offense, picking up nine kills. Rodriguez got some help from
Natalia Cano and her 17 assists.
Maiyah Banuelos controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Leading Lubbock-Cooper to victory were Sarah Goltz and Bird Moffitt. Goltz had 21 kills, while Moffitt had 16 digs and five kills. Goltz has been hot for a while, having posted seven or more kills the last 13 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Southard, who had 15 digs.
Burges' loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 17-18. As for Lubbock-Cooper, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 30-13 record this season.
Burges does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lubbock-Cooper, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Azle on the 12th.
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