The Bellingham Blackhawks will stay at home for another game and welcome the Ursuline Academy Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Bellingham is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Norfolk County Agricultural 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Bellingham took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-6, 25-13.
If Lowell Catholic wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Ursuline Academy, they should've done a better job of containing Phoebe Alto. Ursuline Academy came out on top against Lowell Catholic by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday thanks in part to Alto, who had 21 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 19 or more in the last seven games she's played.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 17-25, 25-19, 25-22.
Ursuline Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matches.
Bellingham pushed their record up to 18-3 with the victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ursuline Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season.
Bellingham was able to grind out a solid win over Ursuline Academy when the teams last played back in October, winning 3-1. Does Bellingham have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ursuline Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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