Belleville West hasn't had much luck against Mater Dei recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Belleville West Maroons will stay at home for another game and welcome the Mater Dei Knights at 5:45 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Belleville West will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating O'Fallon, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Belleville West narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past O'Fallon 2-1.
Belleville West was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Belleville West can attribute much of their success to Mia Leech, who had 12 digs, and Charli Coppernoll, who had nine digs. With that strong performance, Leech is now averaging an impressive 4.8 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Waterloo.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Mater Dei was: they took both sets by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-16.
Belleville West's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Mater Dei, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Belleville West came up short against Mater Dei in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Belleville West have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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