Volleyball Preview: Heights Bulldogs vs. Bellaire Cardinals
Heights is 0-10 against Bellaire since September of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Heights Bulldogs will head out to take on the Bellaire Cardinals at 4:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Heights came up short against Lamar and fell 3-1.
While Heights had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least ten points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 21-25, 25-10, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Bellaire entered their tilt with Cesar E. Chavez on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Lobos with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Bellaire took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-6, 25-13.
Bellaire found their leader in underclassman Allison Barker, who had eight aces and three digs. With that strong performance, Barker is now averaging an impressive 2.2 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Caitrin Tan, who had three digs and two aces.
Bellaire couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 14.9% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 42.1%.
Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 11-18. As for Bellaire, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Heights might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Bellaire in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Heights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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