After flying high against Bessemer City last Wednesday, Burns came back down to earth. The Burns Bulldogs lost 3-0 to the Draughn Wildcats on Monday. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their game on Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
While Burns ultimately came up short, they really made Draughn work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 26-24, 25-20.
Despite the loss, Burns saw an underclassman step up: Jordan Walker had nine digs.
Macy Auton was a one-man wrecking crew for Draughn as she had 23 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Auton a new career-high in aces.
Burns' defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Draughn, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Burns has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against East Gaston on the 15th. As for Draughn, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges Rosman at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. They are coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so Draughn will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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