Volleyball Recap: Northport Mustangs vs. Columbia Lions
Northport came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Columbia Lions with a sharp 3-0 victory. The Mustangs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Lions, too.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Northport took every set by at least 16 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-6, 25-9.
Leading Northport to victory were Kate Beardslee and Alexus Stark. Beardslee had 13 kills, three blocks, and three aces, while Stark 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. Another player making a difference was 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 games.
Northport's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Columbia, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Northport will square off against Inchelium at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Inchelium will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Northport surely won't give up without a fight. Columbia has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Cusick on the 12th.
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