Burbank and Florin are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Burbank Titans have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Florin Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Wednesday, Burbank didn't have quite enough to beat Armijo and fell 3-2. While the Titans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Royals 25-22 in the first period.
Burbank actually scored more points across those five sets (110-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-22, 24-26, 25-22, 17-15.
Burbank's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lila Vang, who had 22 digs, and Daejah Tagger, who had four kills and a block. With that strong performance, Vang is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Even though they lost, Burbank was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Florin's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They came up short against West Campus, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-9, 25-17.
Burbank dropped their record down to 7-5 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Florin, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Burbank came out on top in a nail-biter against Florin when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Will Burbank repeat their success, or does Florin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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