Burwell won the last time they faced Sandhills/Thedford, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Burwell Longhorns won by a set and slipped past the Sandhills/Thedford Knights 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Longhorns.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Burwell got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 15-25, 25-22.
Burwell was led to victory by Karsyn Bower and Brookelyn Gideon. Bower had 19 digs, while Gideon had ten digs, four kills, and 26 assists. What's more, Gideon also posted a 80% hitting percentage, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September.
Despite the loss, Sandhills/Thedford still got an impressive performance from Shelby Schukei, who had 12 digs. Schukei is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Burwell pushed their record up to 15-10 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Sandhills/Thedford, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-12.
Burwell does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Sandhills/Thedford has already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Anselmo-Merna on the 22nd.
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