Volleyball Preview: Bellevue Wolverines vs. Skyline Spartans
The Bellevue Wolverines will square off against the Skyline Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Wednesday, Bellevue came up short against Mount Si and fell 3-1.
Bellevue was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Mount Si work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-22, 20-25, 25-18.
Bellevue's defeat came about despite a quality game from Niah Pham, who had four digs and three aces. Pham is crushing it when it comes to aces: she's served at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
Even though they lost, Bellevue was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Skyline had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Bears.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 23-25, 25-19, 25-21.
Skyline relied on the efforts of Nicole Matsuda, who had 19 digs, and Luka Hawryluk, who had 11 digs, six kills, two blocks, and two aces. That's the most blocks Hawryluk has posted since back in September.
Bellevue's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Skyline, they pushed their record up to 5-7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Bellevue came up short against Skyline when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Bellevue avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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