Bellevue West is 10-0 against Bellevue East since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bellevue West Thunderbirds are on the road again to play the Bellevue East Chieftains at 7:00 p.m.
On Friday, Bellevue West didn't have quite enough to beat Grand Island and fell 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Thunderbirds in their matchups with the Islanders: they've now lost five in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Bellevue West sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 23-25, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Bellevue East posted their biggest win since October 10, 2023 on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Buena Vista with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Bellevue East was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-13, 25-8.
Bellevue East found their leader in underclassman Maci Jensen, who had four aces. That's the most aces Jensen has posted in she last seven matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Bethany Teer, who had eight digs and two aces.
Bellevue East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Bellevue West's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Bellevue East, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-10.
Everything went Bellevue West's way against Bellevue East in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Bellevue West made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bellevue West 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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