Volleyball Preview: Millard South Patriots vs. Bellevue East Chieftains
After 12 games on the road, Millard South is heading back home. They will welcome the Bellevue East Chieftains at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Millard South didn't have quite enough to beat Bellevue West and fell 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Thunderbirds: they've now lost seven in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Millard South sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 21-25, 25-17.
Millard South's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Nevaeh Jacobson, who had 11 digs, and Emeline Myers, who had 11 digs. Myers is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 34 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Bellevue East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Lincoln Northeast. While the Chieftains didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rockets 25-21 in the first set.
Bellevue East started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-12.
Millard South's defeat dropped their record down to 14-17. As for Bellevue East, their loss dropped their record down to 7-17.
Millard South was able to grind out a solid victory over Bellevue East in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Millard South have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bellevue East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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