The Bell City Cubs will face off against the Bernie Mules at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Bell City finally turned things around against Richland on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Rebels.
Bell City's got stronger as the match went on, holding Richland to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-13, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Bernie entered their tilt with Bloomfield on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Wildcats.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Bernie who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 27-29, 25-17, 24-26, 15-7.
Bernie's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Rylie Powell, who had 18 digs and four aces, and Kalli Mason, who had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Mason has posted in her last ten matches.
Bernie was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive games.
Bell City now has a winning record of 10-9-2. As for Bernie, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7-3 record this season.
Bell City came up short against Bernie in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Bell City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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