Volleyball Game Preview: Northwestern Tigers vs. Southwood Knights

By Team Reports Oct 5, 2024, 10:11pm

Volleyball Preview: Northwestern Tigers vs. Southwood Knights

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Northwestern has won seven straight games at home, while Southwood has won seven straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Northwestern Tigers will host the Southwood Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Thursday, Northwestern made easy work of Taylor and carried off a 3-0 victory.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Northwestern was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-14, 25-12.

Northwestern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Southwood earned a 2-0 win over Fremont on Saturday.

The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Southwood was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-13.

Northwestern has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for Southwood, their victory bumped their record up to 22-0.

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