Volleyball Preview: Concord Minutemen vs. Northridge Raiders
The Concord Minutemen have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Northridge Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Concord had just enough and edged Goshen out 3-2.
Concord was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (102-97), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-22, 25-20, 15-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Northridge got the win against Wawasee on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-16, 25-23.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Izzy Melvin, who had 12 digs and 12 assists. Melvin has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Augist Wood, who had 12 digs.
Concord's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-10. As for Northridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Concord has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Northridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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