There's no place like home for Burlington, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Humboldt Cubs 2-1. For the Wildcats, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 defeat the Cubs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Burlington got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 18-25, 25-18.
Burlington was led to victory by Adisyn Sleezer and Jaycee Belcher. Sleezer had 12 digs, while Belcher had five digs. Sleezer is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Humboldt still got an impressive performance from Skylar Hottenstein, who had 16 digs and three aces.
The victory got Burlington back to even at 10-10. As for Humboldt, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8.
Burlington will take on Fredonia at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Humboldt, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Iola at 7:00 p.m.
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