Burney hasn't had much luck against Redding Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Burney Raiders will take on the Redding Christian Lions at 5:30 p.m.
Burney is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Los Molinos.
While Burney was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Los Molinos' winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-18, 26-24.
Despite the loss, Burney had strong showings from Mia Perez, who had 40 digs, and Alexis Witzel, who had 26 digs and three kills. Perez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Jimenez-Garcia, who had 12 digs and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Redding Christian came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Lynx by a score of 3-1.
Redding Christian 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 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-23.
Redding Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in six consecutive contests.
Burney's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12-1. As for Redding Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-15-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Burney has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Redding Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Burney might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Redding Christian in their previous matchup on October 3rd. Can Burney avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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