If Lexington was feeling good off their 3-0 takedown of Watertown last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lexington Minutemen fell just short of the Burlington Red Devils by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Minutemen of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Lexington took Burlington into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 15-25, 25-20, 25-19, 24-26, 15-11.
Lexington's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Erin He, who had ten digs, and Muya (Shirley) Xi, who had nine digs, eight kills, and two aces.
Karina Boyadjiev had a dynamite game for Burlington, getting 17 digs. Boyadjiev is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had seven or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Lexington's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Burlington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Lexington didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory vs. Waltham on the 9th. Burlington has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Newton South on the 9th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
