Volleyball Preview: Inchelium Hornets vs. Northport Mustangs
Inchelium is 0-10 against Northport since February of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Inchelium Hornets will face off against the Northport Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Northport is hoping to do what Cusick couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Inchelium's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Inchelium was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Cusick.
Meanwhile, Northport had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Northport took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-6, 25-9.
Kate Beardslee and Alexus Stark were among the main playmakers for Northport as the former had 13 kills, three blocks, and three aces and the latter had ten aces and five kills. Beardslee is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Sphuler, who had five aces, three digs, and a kill.
She wasn't the only good server: Northport was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in ten consecutive matches.
Inchelium pushed their record up to 9-3-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Northport, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
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