Burke has won nine straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Gayville-Volin has won nine straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Burke Cougars will host the Gayville-Volin Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Burke beat Gregory 3-1.
Burke was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least 15 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 22-25, 25-10, 25-10.
Burke can attribute much of their success to Ava Sargent, who had 13 digs and 20 assists, and Kyrie Matucha, who had 19 digs.
Burke couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.1% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Gayville-Volin got the win against Andes Central/Dakota Christian on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Gayville-Volin was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-6, 25-12.
Burke's win bumped their record up to 26-1. As for Gayville-Volin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season.
Burke beat Gayville-Volin 2-0 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Burke repeat their success, or does Gayville-Volin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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