Burton is 6-0 against Mumford since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Burton Panthers will face off against the Mumford Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Mumford is hoping to do what Snook couldn't on Friday: put an end to Burton's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Burton put the hurt on Snook with a sharp 3-0 win.
Burton's got stronger as the match went on, holding Snook to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-10, 25-8.
Burton can attribute much of their success to Kelsie Hohlt, who had nine digs.
Burton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mumford had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Bluejays.
Mumford never let Snook on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-16, 25-23.
Burton has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-14 record this season. As for Mumford, their victory bumped their record up to 20-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Burton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Mumford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Burton's way against Mumford in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Burton made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Burton 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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