After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Santa Fe, Hope Christian was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They blew past the Belen Eagles 3-0.
Hope Christian never let Belen on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The final score came out to 25-20, 26-24, 25-9.
Sway Baca
| 09/13/25 vs Belen | 8 |
| 09/13/25 @ Santa Fe | 5 |
| 09/12/25 @ Santa Fe Prep | 5 |
| 08/26/25 @ East Mountain | 2 |
| 09/06/25 @ Rio Grande | 1 |
Hope Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sway Baca, who had eight digs and five aces. Those eight digs gave Baca a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lacey Henry, who had four digs and three aces.
They weren't the only good server: Hope Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Hope Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Belen, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-2.
Coming up, Hope Christian will square off against St. Pius X at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Belen, they will take on Socorro at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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