It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Burke can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chester Flyers on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Flyers: they've now lost three in a row.
Burke lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kyrie Matucha, who had 18 digs. Matucha is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Sargent, who had 12 digs.
Lexi Bauman was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 14 digs.
The defeat snapped Burke's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 34-4 record. As for Chester, the victory was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 31-2.
Burke will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Hitchcock-Tulare at 5:00 p.m. Hitchcock-Tulare will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Burke surely won't give up without a fight. As for Chester, they will square off against Warner at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday. Warner will roll in looking for their 17th straight victory, something Chester surely won't give up without a fight.
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