Burlington came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Bethune Bobcats. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
In the three sets Burlington was on fire: they won each by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 20-25, 25-11, 25-16.
Burlington was led to victory by Briar Simpson and My Lee. Simpson had seven digs and three aces, while Lee had four digs.
Simpson wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Burlington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in five consecutive matchups.
Burlington pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Bethune, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Burlington is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they face off against Goodland at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Bethune, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Deer Trail at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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