Burton has won three straight games at home, while Weimar has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Burton Panthers will host the Weimar Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Burton finally turned things around against North Zulch on Tuesday. They blew past the Bulldogs 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Burton was: they took every set by at least 19 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-6, 25-4.
Burton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Paige Fritsch, who had six aces and three digs. Fritsch is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 40 games she's played dating back to last season. Reagan Roemer was another key player, getting 14 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Burton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 8.
Meanwhile, Weimar made easy work of Round Top-Carmine on Friday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-15, 25-20.
Burton's win bumped their record up to 21-14. As for Weimar, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Burton beat Weimar 2-0 when the teams last played back in August. Will Burton repeat their success, or does Weimar have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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