Highland has won three straight games at home, while Belmont has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Cardinals will host the Braves at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Highland not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 11th (when they won 3-0). They put the hurt on Benton with a sharp 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Highland took every set by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-9, 25-10.
SUMARYN HALVERSON and SOPHIE TARRELL were among the main playmakers for Highland as the former had 15 assists and five digs and the latter had five digs, two aces, and one block.
Meanwhile, Belmont narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Potosi 3-2.
Belmont wouldn't go down easily and took Potosi into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-18, 25-16, 14-25, 15-9.
Highland's win bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Belmont, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
Everything went Highland's way against Belmont when the teams last played on September 4th, as Highland made off with a 3-0 win. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Braves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
