With a playoff game on the line, Burleson rose to the challenge on Monday. They skirted past the Paschal Panthers 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Elks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Burleson wouldn't go down easily and took Paschal into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-16, 25-18, 22-25, 20-18.
Daelyn Cross paced Burleson's offense, picking up 24 kills. Cross got some help from
Brooklyn Lynes and her 37 assists. Lynes was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Burleson is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-15 record this season. As for Paschal, they moved to 19-23 with that loss, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.
Burleson will take on Aledo at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Aledo will roll in looking for their 21st straight win, something Burleson surely won't give up without a fight. Paschal does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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