Volleyball Preview: Westside Wolves vs. Bellaire Cardinals
Westside hasn't had much luck against Bellaire recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Westside Wolves will be playing at home against the Bellaire Cardinals at 4:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Westside came up short against Lamar and fell 3-1.
Westside came into the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-6, 25-16, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Bellaire made easy work of Houston Math Science & Tech on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Bellaire was: they took every set by at least 19 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-2, 25-6, 25-6.
Christine Dimacali was a one-man wrecking crew for Bellaire as she had 11 aces and five digs. The dominant performance gave Dimacali a new career-high in aces.
Bellaire was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 37 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matchups.
Westside's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Bellaire, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Westside might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Bellaire in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Westside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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