Belchertown had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Pioneer Valley Christian Eagles out 3-2. This was payback for the Orioles, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Belchertown got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 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. That's the most aces Liminski has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Vivian Ross, who had seven aces and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Belchertown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Belchertown's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. As for Pioneer Valley Christian, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-10.
Belchertown will venture away from home to face off against Ware at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Pioneer Valley Christian, they will host Pope Francis Prep at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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