Highlands won the last time they faced Bellevue, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Highlands Bluebirds blew past the Bellevue Tigers 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bluebirds.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Highlands took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-4, 25-10.
Leading Highlands to victory were Ava Muzumdar and Audrey Sorrentino. Muzumdar had four digs and four aces, while Sorrentino had four aces and 15 assists. That's the most aces Muzumdar has posted since back in September.
Highlands couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 65.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.7% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 38.1%.
Highlands' victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7. As for Bellevue, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highlands will venture away from home to challenge Lafayette at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Bellevue, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges Pendleton County at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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