The CORE Butte Lynx will challenge the Burney Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. CORE Butte will be strutting in after a win while Burney will be coming in after a defeat.
CORE Butte took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Hamilton out 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was CORE Butte who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 11-25, 25-16, 10-25, 15-13.
CORE Butte's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Xitlali Gonzalez, who had 14 digs, and Apple Bolton, who had four blocks, two kills, and two aces. With that strong performance, Bolton is now averaging an impressive 2 blocks per game.
CORE Butte was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Burney was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Redding Christian.
While Burney was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Redding Christian's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-11, 25-18.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Alexis Witzel, who had nine digs and two kills. The team also got some help courtesy of Aimee Hampton, who had 11 digs.
CORE Butte pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Burney, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: CORE Butte has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 15 aces per game. However, it's not like Burney struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
CORE Butte took their win against Burney when the teams last played on October 8th by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for CORE Butte since the squad 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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