Bellingham was handed a three-set defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They skirted past the Westwood Wolverines 3-2. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-2 back in April.
Bellingham took Westwood into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-14, 25-12, 23-25, 15-12.
Hesrick Richards paced Bellingham's offense, picking up 15 kills. Richards got some help from Aidan Gibbs and his 38 assists. Gibbs was also solid from the service line: he led the team with eight aces.
Bellingham has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Westwood, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Bellingham has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Dighton-Rehoboth Regional on the 19th. Westwood has also already played their next contest (against Nipmuc Regional), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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