Volleyball Preview: NorthWood Panthers vs. Tippecanoe Valley Vikings
NorthWood is 6-0 against Tippecanoe Valley since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The NorthWood Panthers will challenge the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with NorthWood sitting on seven straight victories and Tippecanoe Valley on five.
On Monday, NorthWood got the win against South Bend St. Joseph by a conclusive 3-0.
While NorthWood won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 27-25.
NorthWood couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 47.6% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 4-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Meanwhile, everything went Tippecanoe Valley's way against Jimtown on Tuesday as Tippecanoe Valley made off with a 3-0 win.
Tippecanoe Valley never let Jimtown on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-17, 25-22.
NorthWood is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season. As for Tippecanoe Valley, they pushed their record up to 19-12 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: NorthWood has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Tippecanoe Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went NorthWood's way against Tippecanoe Valley in their previous meeting back in September, as NorthWood made off with a 3-0 win. Does NorthWood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tippecanoe Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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