Volleyball Preview: Belaire Bengals vs. McKinley Panthers
Belaire is on a seven-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, McKinley a ten-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Monday. The Belaire Bengals will host the McKinley Panthers at 5:00 p.m. McKinley took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Belaire, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with ten losses in a row, Belaire finally turned things around against Tara on Monday. They blew past the Trojans 3-0.
Belaire's got stronger as the match went on, holding Tara to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 25-18.
Meanwhile, McKinley came up short against Tara on Wednesday and fell 3-1.
McKinley was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Tara work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 26-24, 25-27, 25-13.
Belaire's victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-12. As for McKinley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Belaire was able to grind out a solid win over McKinley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Belaire repeat their success, or does McKinley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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