Belchertown and Ware are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Belchertown Orioles will square off against the Ware Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Belchertown has six straight wins, Ware has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Belchertown had just enough and edged Pioneer Valley Christian out 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Belchertown got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 24-26, 25-22, 21-25, 15-11.
Belchertown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Layla Liminski led the charge by getting 16 kills, eight digs, eight aces, and four blocks. Liminski is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Vivian Ross, who had seven aces and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Belchertown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Ware lost 3-0 to Franklin County Tech on Monday.
Belchertown pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Ware, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Belchertown took their win against Ware when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Belchertown 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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