The Ursuline Academy Bears will venture away from home to square off against the Bellingham Blackhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ursuline Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Lowell Catholic. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
The final score came out to 25-17, 17-25, 25-19, 25-22.
Among those leading the charge was Phoebe Alto, who had 21 digs and two aces. She has been hot , having posted 19 or more digs the last seven times she's played.
Ursuline Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bellingham had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Rams.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Bellingham took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-6, 25-13.
Ursuline Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Bellingham, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with the victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season.
Ursuline Academy came up short against Bellingham in their previous meeting back in October, falling 3-1. Can Ursuline Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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