Volleyball Preview: Northwestern Trojans vs. Fort Mill Yellow Jackets
The Northwestern Trojans will head out to challenge the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northwestern is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Northwestern might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-1 to Clover, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
The final score came out to 25-15, 23-25, 25-10, 25-11.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Fort Mill, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Rock Hill on Tuesday.
Fort Mill took Rock Hill into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 25-15, 26-24, 20-25, 15-12.
Claire Flowers had an outrageously good game as she had 31 digs and four aces.
Flowers wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Fort Mill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Northwestern's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Fort Mill, the win also got them back to even at 5-5.
Northwestern might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Fort Mill in their previous matchup back in August of 2022. Thankfully for Northwestern, Brennan Ainsley (who had 25 digs and five aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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