The Akron Rams will head out to square off against the Burlington Cougars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Akron is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Akron is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since August 21st on Friday. They lost 3-0 to Sedgwick County.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Sedgwick County scored at least 19 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-19, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Burlington didn't have quite enough to beat Stratton on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Burlington wouldn't go down easily and took Stratton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-13, 25-16, 20-25, 15-13.
Burlington's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 12-7. As for Akron, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Everything went Akron's way against Burlington in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Akron made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams since the team 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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