Highland has gone 8-2 against Belmont recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Highland Cardinals will head out to face off against the Belmont Braves at 6:00 p.m. Highland is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Last Thursday, everything went Highland's way against Benton as Highland made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Highland was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-13, 25-8.
Highland's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brinleigh Bollant, who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Bollant has posted in her last six games. The team also got some help courtesy of Sumaryn Halverson, who had two aces and 15 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Belmont came up short against Cuba City on Saturday and fell 2-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Braves were not able to get on the board.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-3.
Highland's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Belmont, their loss dropped their record down to 14-3.
Highland was able to grind out a solid win over Belmont when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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