Burney hasn't had much luck against Redding Christian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Burney Raiders will look to defend their home court against the Redding Christian Lions at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Burney is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 5th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Los Molinos. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Burney was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Los Molinos' winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-16.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Alexis Witzel, who had ten digs and a kill. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Perez, who had 13 digs.
Meanwhile, Redding Christian came up short against CORE Butte on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Redding Christian actually scored more points across those four sets (93-87), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 11-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Redding Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Burney's loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1. As for Redding Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-15-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Burney has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Redding Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Burney suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Redding Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Burney have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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