Volleyball Preview: Miami East Vikings vs. Bethel Bees
Miami East is 9-1 against Bethel since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Miami East Vikings will host the Bethel Bees at 6:30 p.m. Miami East will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Wednesday, Miami East got the win against Troy by a conclusive 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-11, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Bethel unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Milton-Union by a score of 3-2.
Bethel took Milton-Union into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-14, 25-18, 23-25, 15-13.
Bethel might have lost, but man, Claire Bailey was a machine: she had 13 digs and five aces. Bailey is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 34 games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Bethel was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 34 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Miami East is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Bethel, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Miami East took their win against Bethel in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Miami East repeat their success, or does Bethel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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