Bellaire has gone 10-0 against Heights recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bellaire Cardinals will head out to challenge the Heights Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Bellaire will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Bellaire made easy work of Cesar E. Chavez and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Bellaire was: they took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-10, 25-9.
Bellaire's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Caitrin Tan, who had 18 assists.
Bellaire couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.1% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 20.9% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 42.4%.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Heights' good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They came up short against Lamar, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Texans: they've now lost four in a row.
Heights was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Lamar work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 26-24, 25-12.
Bellaire is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-20.
Bellaire took their victory against Heights in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bellaire 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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