Burton is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Weimar is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Burton Panthers will host the Weimar Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Burton finally turned things around against North Zulch on Tuesday. They blew past the Bulldogs 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Burton took every set by at least 19 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-6, 25-4.
Burton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Paige Fritsch out in front who had six aces and three digs. Fritsch is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 40 games she's played dating back to last season. Reagan Roemer was another key player, getting 14 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Burton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 8.
Meanwhile, Weimar got the win against Round Top-Carmine on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-15, 25-20.
Burton's victory bumped their record up to 21-14. As for Weimar, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Burton beat Weimar 2-0 in their previous meeting back in August. Will Burton repeat their success, or does Weimar have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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