Belen hasn't had much luck against Valencia recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Belen Eagles will take on the Valencia Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Belen made easy work of Grants and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Belen never let Grants on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-22, 25-14.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Valencia, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Highland on Thursday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Valencia was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-14, 25-9.
Valencia found their leader in underclassman Brooke Romero, who had 15 aces and 16 assists. Those 15 aces gave Romero a new career-high.
Valencia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Belen's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Valencia, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Belen has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Valencia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Belen suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Valencia in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Belen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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