Gregory is 0-9 against Burke since October of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Gregory Gorillas will square off against the Burke Cougars at 7:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, Gregory didn't have quite enough to beat Platte/Geddes and fell 3-2. The Gorillas have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Gregory sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 22-25, 25-17, 17-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Burke came tearing into Tuesday's match with 22 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Andes Central/Dakota Christian 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Burke was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-15, 25-6.
Gregory's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Burke, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-1.
Gregory came up short against Burke when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Gregory avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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