Volleyball Preview: Western Panthers vs. Northwestern Tigers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withthe Northwestern Tigers at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The last three games Western has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Western is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Logansport 3-2.
Western was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (106-92), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-18, 10-25, 15-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Northwestern posted their biggest win since October 3rd on Thursday. They blew past Peru 3-0.
Northwestern never let Peru on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-11, 25-22.
Northwestern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last ten matchups.
Western is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-17 record this season. As for Northwestern, their victory bumped their record up to 13-16.
Western came up short against Northwestern in their previous matchup on October 1st, falling 3-1. Can Western avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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