Burnsville and Minneapolis Southwest squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Burnsville had to settle for second. They fell 3-1 to the Minneapolis Southwest Lakers. The Blaze were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lakers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2022.
Burnsville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-21.
Even though they lost, Burnsville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Burnsville moved to 12-19 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Minneapolis Southwest, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-8.
As of now, neither Burnsville nor Minneapolis Southwest have any future games scheduled.
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