Bellaire is 10-0 against Heights since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bellaire Cardinals will host the Heights Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Bellaire is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Last Friday, Bellaire got the win against Cesar E. Chavez by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Bellaire took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-6, 25-13.
Bellaire found their leader in underclassman Allison Barker, who had eight aces and three digs. Barker has been hot recently, having also posted nine or more assists the last 18 times she's played. Caitrin Tan was another key player, getting three digs and two aces.
Bellaire couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 14.9% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 42.1%.
Meanwhile, Heights came up short against Lamar on Friday and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Texans: they've now lost three in a row.
While Heights had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least ten points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-10, 21-25, 25-10, 25-15.
Bellaire is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 11-18.
Bellaire took their win against Heights in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Bellaire repeat their success, or does Heights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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