Burroughs and Apple Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Burroughs Burros will be playing in front of their home fans against the Apple Valley Sun Devils at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Burroughs will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Burroughs will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Oak Hills, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Burroughs was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Oak Hills on Tuesday.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 25-23.
Charlene Munoz was nothing short of spectacular: she had 23 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played.
Meanwhile, Apple Valley lost 3-0 to Hesperia on Tuesday. The Sun Devils haven't had much luck with the Scorpions recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Hesperia scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-17, 25-18.
Burroughs' victory bumped their record up to 26-1-1. As for Apple Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-9.
Everything went Burroughs' way against Apple Valley in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Burroughs made off with a 3-0 win. Will Burroughs repeat their success, or does Apple Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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