Volleyball Preview: Northview Wildcats vs. Springfield Blue Devils
The Northview Wildcats will challenge the Springfield Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northview will be strutting in after a victory while Springfield will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Northview finally turned things around against Defiance on Saturday. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 3-1.
Northview had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 29-27, 25-23, 25-23.
Northview's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kyra Ervin, who had eight digs and eight aces, and Paige Labudda, who had 17 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Ervin a new career-high in aces.
Northview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Springfield unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against Clay, falling 3-0.
While Springfield had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 11 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, 25-11.
Northview's win bumped their record up to 4-10. As for Springfield, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Northview has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Springfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northview came up short against Springfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Springfield's Trinity Baldwin, who had five digs and four aces. Now that Northview knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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