Lady Bulldogs Battle With Frankfort Christian
The Harrodsburg Herald/Samuel Warren
Burgin senior libero Sammi Martin earned one of her digs during Burgin volleyball’s matchup with Frankfort Christian on Monday, Oct. 14. Martin leads Burgin in digs this season.
Samuel Warren
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The Burgin Lady Bulldogs (3-11) played their second to last regular season game on Monday, Oct. 14, when they faced the Frankfort Christian Royals (3-15).
The Royals jumped out to a 5-1 lead, but the Lady Bulldogs won back-to-back points after Briana Florian served an ace, and senior Ava Todd drilled a kill and the score was 7-4 13 blocked a hit after Todd served an ace and the second was 9-8.
Florian smacked down back-to-back kills to tie the game at 10. The Lady Bulldogs rattled them and forced a timeout after going on a four-point run. The Lady Bulldogs maintained their lead for most of the set, but Todd sent five straight hits into the net, allowing the Royals to sneak back and take a 21-20 lead. Burgin eventually called a timeout trailing 23-21. After a long rally that included diving digs from Sammi Martin and Morgan Burke, Burgin tied the game at 25 thanks to a mishit from the Royals.
After struggling earlier in the set, Todd had consecutive kills to claim the first set for the Lady Bulldogs, 27-25.
