Volleyball Preview: Northwestern Regional Highlanders vs. Lakeview Warriors
Northwestern Regional is 6-0 against Lakeview since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Northwestern Regional Highlanders will welcome the Lakeview Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Lakeview took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Northwestern Regional, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, Northwestern Regional beat Northwest Catholic 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Highlanders.
Northwestern Regional 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 18-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-18.
Northwestern Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matchups.
Lakeview kicked off their season on the road two weeks ago and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Fairfield. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Lakeview started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-11, 25-20, 25-18.
The win got Northwestern Regional back to even at 4-4. As for Lakeview, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Northwestern Regional took their victory against Lakeview in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Northwestern Regional repeat their success, or does Lakeview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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