Somerville hasn't had much luck against Burton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Somerville Yeguas will take on the Burton Panthers at 4:00 p.m.
Somerville lost 3-0 to Snook on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-21, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Burton entered their tilt with Hearne on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Eagles.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Burton was: they took every set by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-3, 25-9, 25-4.
Burton found their leader in underclassman Adison Harmel, who had three digs and three aces. That's the most aces Harmel has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Fritsch, who had four aces.
Burton couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 55.3% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 26.9% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 38.4%.
Somerville's defeat dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Burton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-14 record this season.
Somerville suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Burton in their previous meeting on October 8th. Will Somerville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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