If Pioneer Valley Christian was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Chicopee last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pioneer Valley Christian Eagles fell just short of the Belchertown Orioles by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Orioles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Pioneer Valley Christian sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 24-26, 25-22, 21-25, 15-11.
Belchertown got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Layla Liminski out in front who had 16 kills, eight digs, eight aces, and four blocks. Those four blocks gave Liminski a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Vivian Ross, who had seven aces and three digs.
Pioneer Valley Christian's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-10. As for Belchertown, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-4.
Pioneer Valley Christian will face off against Pope Francis Prep at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Pioneer Valley Christian is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home. As for Belchertown, they will square off against Ware at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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