Bellingham has won six straight games at home, while Hopedale has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Blackhawks will host the Blue Raiders at 6:15 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bellingham is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Medfield, who was ranked 15th at the time (Bellingham was ranked 18th). The Blackhawks blew past the Warriors 3-0 on Monday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Bellingham was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-10, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Hopedale was able to grind out a solid victory over Blackstone-Millville on Monday, taking the game 3-1.
Hopedale was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 23-25, 25-12, 25-11.
Bellingham's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Hopedale, their victory bumped their record up to 12-5.
Bellingham came out on top in a nail-biter against Hopedale when the teams last played back in October of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Blackhawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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