Volleyball Preview: Bellingham Blackhawks vs. Ursuline Academy Bears
Bellingham and Ursuline Academy are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The Bellingham Blackhawks will face off against the Ursuline Academy Bears at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Bellingham is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Westwood, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Bellingham was ranked 17th). Bellingham fell just short of Westwood by a score of 3-2 on Monday.
Bellingham actually scored more points across those five sets (107-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-22, 17-15.
Even though they lost, Bellingham was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Ursuline Academy came up short against Woburn Memorial on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ursuline Academy couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Woburn Memorial a tough time in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 33-31, 27-25.
Bellingham's defeat dropped their record down to 9-2. As for Ursuline Academy, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Everything went Bellingham's way against Ursuline Academy when the teams last played back in September, as Bellingham made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bellingham since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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