Burnsville has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Minneapolis Southwest Lakers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Burnsville will be strutting in after a win while Minneapolis Southwest will be coming in after a defeat.
Burnsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They skirted past St. Louis Park 3-2.
Burnsville wouldn't go down easily and took St. Louis Park into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-22, 26-24, 22-25, 16-14.
Among those leading the charge was Tori Gromacki, who had 14 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Minneapolis Southwest's good fortune finally ran out last Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Edina.
Minneapolis Southwest was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Edina work for it, especially in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 29-27.
The losing side was boosted by Avery Farniok, who had nine digs.
Burnsville's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-18. As for Minneapolis Southwest, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Burnsville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Minneapolis Southwest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Burnsville's way against Minneapolis Southwest in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, as Burnsville made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Burnsville since the squad 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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