The Mount Si Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Bellevue Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mount Si is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since September 16th on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Skyline. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Wildcats haven't been shut out since back in September.
Mount Si was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-21, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, Mount Si saw an underclassman step up: freshman Cailyn Kadera had 15 digs.
If North Creek wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Bellevue, they should've done a better job of containing Niah Pham. Bellevue put the hurt on North Creek with a sharp 3-0 victory on Wednesday thanks in part to Pham, who had seven digs and 17 assists. Pham is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 13 every time she's taken the court this season.
Bellevue was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-19.
Bellevue was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Mount Si's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Bellevue, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Mount Si has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Bellevue struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mount Si was able to grind out a solid win over Bellevue in their previous matchup on October 2nd, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Si since the team 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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