Volleyball Preview: Berthoud Spartans vs. Northridge Grizzlies
Berthoud is a perfect 6-0 against Northridge since October of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Spartans will head out to square off against the Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Berthoud has five straight wins, Northridge has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Monday, Berthoud made easy work of Northglenn and carried off a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Berthoud's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-10, 25-8.
Libby Wilson
| 10/20/25 vs Northglenn | 7 |
| 10/16/25 vs Wellington | 2 |
| 10/14/25 @ Mountain View | 2 |
| 10/11/25 vs Silver Creek | 0 |
| 10/09/25 vs Timnath | 3 |
| + 3 more games |
Libby Wilson and Bella Shelton were among the main playmakers for Berthoud as the former hit 83.3% for five kills and seven aces and five digs and the latter had nine digs and one assist. That's the most aces Wilson has posted over her last eight matches.
They weren't the only good servers: Berthoud was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Northridge came up short against Wellington on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Wellington scored at least 20 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-20, 25-23.
Berthoud's win bumped their record up to 19-1. As for Northridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-17.
Berthoud took their victory against Northridge when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans 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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