New Castle is 9-1 against Muncie Burris since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The New Castle Trojans will be staying on the road to face off against the Muncie Burris Owls at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, New Castle narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past McCutcheon 2-1.
New Castle had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-22, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Muncie Burris came tearing into Saturday's game with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Cardinals by a score of 2-0.
While Muncie Burris won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-18.
Anna Murray and Lyndsey Robinson were among the main playmakers for Muncie Burris as the former had 25 assists and the latter had eight digs. Murray is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 15 every time she's taken the court this season.
Muncie Burris couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 57.1% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27.1% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 36.9%.
New Castle has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Muncie Burris, their record is now 20-5.
Everything went New Castle's way against Muncie Burris in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as New Castle made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Castle since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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