The Belmont Red Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Hillsboro-Deering Hillcats at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Belmont is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Inter-Lakes, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Belmont was ranked 20th). Belmont lost 3-0 to Inter-Lakes on Monday. The Red Raiders' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Inter-Lakes scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-21, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro-Deering was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 19th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Newfound Regional.
Belmont's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5. As for Hillsboro-Deering, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
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