Volleyball Preview: Bellaire Cardinals vs. Jersey Village Falcons
The Bellaire Cardinals will challenge the Jersey Village Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Bellaire will be looking to extend their current 14-game winning streak.
Last Friday, everything went Bellaire's way against Carnegie Vanguard as Bellaire made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Bellaire's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16, 25-15.
Bellaire was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Jersey Village beat Cypress Creek 3-1 on Tuesday.
Jersey Village had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-23.
Jersey Village's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aubrey Peters, who had ten digs and five aces. Peters is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Bella Spjut, who had 14 digs and 24 assists.
Bellaire is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. As for Jersey Village, their record is now 21-22.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Bellaire has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Jersey Village struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bellaire skirted past Jersey Village 3-2 when the teams last played back in August. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Spjut, who had 15 digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bellaire still be able to contain Spjut? There's only one way to find out.
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