The Bellevue Redmen are taking a road trip to take on the Perkins Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Bellevue is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Columbian just ended the team's nine-match winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Tornadoes, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Redmen have suffered since October 3, 2024.
Bellevue was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Perkins made easy work of Sandusky on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Perkins was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-7, 25-10.
Bellevue's loss dropped their record down to 15-4. As for Perkins, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Bellevue was able to grind out a solid victory over Perkins in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Redmen 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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