Burlington hasn't had much luck against Winchester recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Burlington sitting on five straight victories and Winchester on six.
Last Wednesday, Burlington got the win against Watertown by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Burlington was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-5, 25-11.
Burlington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Winchester was able to grind out a solid win over Lynn Classical on Wednesday, taking the game 3-1.
Winchester had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-10, 25-14, 25-21.
Burlington's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for Winchester, their record is now 11-2.
Burlington beat Winchester 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Burlington since the team 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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