After eight games on the road, Beechwood is heading back home. They will welcome the Highlands Bluebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2018, but likely not for long.
Beechwood will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Conner, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Beechwood was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Conner on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Tigers have posted against the Cougars since October 6, 2020.
Meanwhile, Highlands faced Lafayette in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Highlands came out on top against Lafayette by a score of 2-0. The win was familiar territory for the Bluebirds who have now won five contests in a row.
While Highlands won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 25-14.
Highlands relied on the efforts of Hayden Gessner, who had 11 digs, and Mia Perron, who had ten digs.
Beechwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Highlands, their victory bumped their record up to 25-8.
Beechwood beat Highlands 2-0 in their previous meeting last Saturday. Will Beechwood repeat their success, or does Highlands have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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