Volleyball Preview: Northwest Indians vs. Triway Titans
Northwest hasn't had much luck against Triway recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Northwest Indians will face off against the Triway Titans at 6:30 p.m. Northwest will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Northwest will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Orrville, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Northwest's way against Orrville on Thursday as Northwest made off with a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Northwest's feisty defense: they held Orrville to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-14, 25-12.
Among those leading the charge was Maddie Koprivec, who had five digs and three aces. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last five times she's played.
Northwest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Triway came up short against Northwestern on Monday, falling 3-0. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Triway was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-23, 25-18.
Northwest's record now sits at 4-10. As for Triway, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5.
Northwest might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Triway in their previous matchup back in August. Can Northwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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