There's no place like home for CORE Butte, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They blew past the Burney Raiders 3-0 on Tuesday. For the Lynx, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 loss the Raiders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2021.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12, 25-17.
CORE Butte's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Xitlali Gonzalez led the charge by getting nine digs. Macey Ascherman was another key player, getting 20 assists.
CORE Butte was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Burney lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Alexis Witzel, who had 20 digs, two kills, and a block. Witzel is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Perez, who had 24 digs.
CORE Butte is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Burney, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10-1 record this season.
CORE Butte will be playing in front of their home fans against Los Molinos at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Burney, they will venture away from home to square off against Chester at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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