Volleyball Preview: Belmont Marauders vs. Concord-Carlisle Patriots
Belmont has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Concord-Carlisle Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Belmont made easy work of Reading Memorial and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Belmont never let Reading Memorial on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-12, 25-23.
Gabrielle Hashioka was a one-man wrecking crew for Belmont as she had 16 digs and five aces. Hashioka is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Belmont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 34 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Concord-Carlisle sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Westford Academy on Wednesday.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Concord-Carlisle got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 29-27, 12-25, 25-11, 15-25, 15-12.
Juliane Bocquillon went supernova for Concord-Carlisle, getting 19 digs. With that strong performance, Bocquillon is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
Belmont pushed their record up to 8-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Concord-Carlisle, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Belmont has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 16.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Concord-Carlisle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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