If The Burlington School was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Cristo Rey Research Triangle last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Burlington School Spartans fell just short of the Carolina Friends Quakers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Spartans of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
The Burlington School took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-16, 19-25, 25-16, 15-10.
When it comes to explaining why The Burlington School lost, don't look at Auset Donadelle. Despite the final result, she had six digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Donadelle a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, The Burlington School was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive games.
The Burlington School's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Carolina Friends, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-6.
The Burlington School does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Carolina Friends, they will venture away from home to challenge Burlington Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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