Volleyball Preview: NorthWood Panthers vs. Fairfield Falcons
NorthWood has gone 10-0 against Fairfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The NorthWood Panthers will face off against the Fairfield Falcons at 1:30 p.m. NorthWood will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
NorthWood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Tippecanoe Valley 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant NorthWood was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-8, 25-15.
NorthWood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Fairfield didn't have quite enough to beat Lakeland on Saturday and fell 2-1. While the Falcons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lakers 25-16 in the first set.
Fairfield couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Lakeland a tough time in the second set. The final score came out to 16-25, 30-28, 15-13.
NorthWood is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. As for Fairfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-17.
NorthWood took their win against Fairfield in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for NorthWood since the squad 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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