Volleyball Recap: Sophia Soto Leads a Balanced Effort to Beat Blackstone-Millville

By Team Reports Oct 23, 2024, 7:10am

Volleyball Recap: Bellingham Blackhawks vs. Blackstone-Millville Chargers

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Bellingham won the last time they faced Blackstone-Millville, and things went their way on Monday too. The Bellingham Blackhawks were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Blackstone-Millville Chargers.

The win didn't come easy: Blackstone-Millville scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-7, 25-16.

Bellingham's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sophia Soto, who had ten digs. Soto is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyla Cerone, who had four digs and three aces.

She wasn't the only good server: Bellingham was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 13 consecutive matchups.

Bellingham has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Blackstone-Millville, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-13.

Bellingham is on the road again on Wednesday to play Hopedale at 6:15 p.m. Blackstone-Millville has already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against St. Paul on the 22nd.

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