Grant Union hasn't had much luck against Burns recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Grant Union Prospectors will be playing at home against the Burns Hilanders at 4:00 p.m.
Grant Union is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game last Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Weston-McEwen.
Meanwhile, Burns had already won eight in a row and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Pioneers with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Burns was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-8, 25-12.
Burns can attribute much of their success to Chloe Rothwell, who had four digs and 20 assists, and Bailey Temple, who had six digs.
Burns was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive games.
Grant Union's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Burns, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3-2 record this season.
Grant Union suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Burns in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Grant Union avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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