Burlington hadn't done well against Holyoke recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Burlington Cougars narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Holyoke Dragons 3-2. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 victory the Dragons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Burlington took Holyoke into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-29, 25-18, 25-15, 17-25, 15-12.
Burlington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October.
The win made it two in a row for Burlington and bumps their season record up to 13-9. As for Holyoke, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-14.
Burlington wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Deer Trail on the 2nd. Holyoke does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
