It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Burke County can now relate to. They came up short against the Sonoraville Phoenix on Saturday, falling 3-0. That makes it the first time this season the Bears have let down their home crowd.
While Burke County was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Sonoraville's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-19.
Krystalyn Buxton paced Burke County's offense, picking up eight kills. Buxton got some help from Maritza Rivera and her 11 assists. Kristasia Hilton controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Burke County's defeat dropped their record down to 28-2. As for Sonoraville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 33-18.
Burke County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sonoraville, they will head out to take on Franklin County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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