The Hazen Highlanders will challenge the Newport - Bellevue Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hazen will be strutting in after a win while Newport - Bellevue will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, everything went Hazen's way against Lindbergh as Hazen made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Highlanders.
A big factor in the win was Hazen's feisty defense: they held Lindbergh to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Newport - Bellevue lost 3-0 to Liberty on Monday.
While Newport - Bellevue had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 13 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13, 25-17.
Hazen now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Newport - Bellevue, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6-1.
Hazen skirted past Newport - Bellevue 3-2 when the teams last played back in September of 2017. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hazen 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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