Riverside is 2-8 against Burwell since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Riverside Chargers will be staying on the road to face off against the Burwell Longhorns. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Riverside beat Madison 2-0.
Riverside's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Madison to exactly 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-17.
Autumn Murphy and Addy Seamann were among the main playmakers for Riverside as the former had five digs and four aces and the latter had three aces. That's the most aces Seamann has posted since back in August.
Riverside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, everything went Burwell's way against Anselmo-Merna on Tuesday as Burwell made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Longhorns.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-15, 25-15.
Riverside's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-7. As for Burwell, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Riverside came up short against Burwell in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Riverside, Katie Hughes (who had 21 digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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