Bellingham hadn't done well against Hopedale recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Bellingham Blackhawks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Hopedale Blue Raiders. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blackhawks.
Bellingham was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-17, 21-25, 25-10, 15-7.
Jacobi Houston had a dynamite game for Bellingham, getting seven digs and three aces.
Bellingham was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Bellingham has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Hopedale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-12.
Bellingham does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hopedale, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Notre Dame Academy on the 25th.
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