Volleyball Preview: Homestead Spartans vs. Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins
Homestead has gone 10-0 against Fort Wayne Northrop recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Homestead Spartans are taking a road trip to square off against the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Homestead is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Hamilton Southeastern, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Homestead was ranked 20th). Homestead fell 2-0 to Hamilton Southeastern on Saturday. It was the first time this season that the Spartans let down their fans at home.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Northrop was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tippecanoe Valley.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-16.
Homestead's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 19-5. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-19.
Homestead took their win against Fort Wayne Northrop when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Homestead since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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