Volleyball Preview: Northridge Vikings vs. Newark Catholic Green Wave
Northridge is 2-8 against Newark Catholic since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Northridge Vikings will square off against the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Northridge comes in on eight and Newark Catholic on six.
Northridge will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Watkins Memorial, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Northridge came out on top against Watkins Memorial by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Northridge had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Newark Catholic made easy work of Licking Valley on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Newark Catholic never let Licking Valley on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-22, 25-15.
Northridge has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Newark Catholic, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Northridge has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Newark Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northridge might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Newark Catholic in their previous meeting back in August. Can Northridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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