The Sultana Sultans will venture away from home to face off against the Burroughs Burros at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
Sultana is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Hesperia just ended the team's four-match winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Scorpions.
Sultana started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-11, 25-18, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Burroughs had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top against the Diamondbacks by a score of 3-1.
While Burroughs might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Serrano scored at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21.
Sultana better focus on containing Lillah O'Grady and Brooklynn Sizemore as the pair were huge in Burroughs' win. O'Grady had 16 digs and four aces, while Sizemore had ten digs. O'Grady has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
Burroughs was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 11 consecutive matches.
Burroughs' victory bumped their record up to 24-7. As for Sultana, their loss dropped their record down to 17-6.
Sultana took their win against Burroughs in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Sultans 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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