Belton proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Northeast Vikings. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 2-1 back in April.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (109-94) Belton actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 27-25, 25-23, 7-25, 15-11.
Zane Richard paced Belton's offense, picking up seven kills. Richard got some help from Josue Hinojos and his 24 assists. Hinojos was also solid from the service line: he led the team with five aces.
Belton has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-13-3 record this season. As for Northeast, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 11-7-2 record.
After both having extra time off, Belton and Raymore-Peculiar will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Pirates are facing the Panthers at the right time seeing as the Panthers are stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Northeast, they are taking a road trip to challenge East at 6:15 p.m. on Monday.
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