Volleyball Preview: NorthWood Panthers vs. Wawasee Warriors
NorthWood has been away from home for five games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Wawasee Warriors at 7:00 p.m. NorthWood will be strutting in after a win while Wawasee will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Monday, NorthWood got the win against Lakeland by a conclusive 3-0.
NorthWood never let Lakeland on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-8, 25-22.
Anna Roeder had a dynamite game for NorthWood, getting 13 digs and four aces. Roeder is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season.
NorthWood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Wawasee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to West Noble. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Warriors have suffered against the Chargers since October 2, 2018.
Wawasee was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-23, 25-16.
NorthWood's victory bumped their record up to 19-6. As for Wawasee, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Everything went NorthWood's way against Wawasee in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as NorthWood made off with a 3-0 win. Does NorthWood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wawasee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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