The Burlington Red Devils will venture away from home to face off against the Wakefield Memorial Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wakefield Memorial took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Burlington, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Burlington narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Belmont 3-2.
Burlington wouldn't go down easily and took Belmont into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-22, 25-14, 24-26, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Wakefield Memorial unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-match winning streak on Friday. They fell 3-1 to Winchester.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-13, 23-25, 25-11.
Wakefield Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Burlington, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Burlington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 14.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Wakefield Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Burlington skirted past Wakefield Memorial 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils 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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