Burns had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Everything went their way against the Riverside Pirates as they made off with a 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for the Hilanders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Burns was: they took every set by at least 19 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-5, 25-6.
Leading Burns to victory were Taylor Trent and Hayley Smith. Trent had five aces and 12 assists, while Smith had five aces. Those five aces gave Smith a new career-high.
Burns couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 69.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 22.9% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 36.7%.
Burns is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-4-3 record this season. As for Riverside, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.
Burns has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against McLoughlin on the 19th. Riverside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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