Volleyball Preview: Canton Warriors vs. Northwestern Regional Highlanders
Canton hasn't had much luck against Northwestern Regional recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Canton Warriors will face off against the Northwestern Regional Highlanders at 5:15 p.m. Canton will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Monday, Canton narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Valley Regional 3-2.
Canton was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-18, 18-25, 25-13, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Northwestern Regional came up short against Nonnewaug on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Highlanders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northwestern Regional was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-22, 25-20.
Canton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Northwestern Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Canton skirted past Northwestern Regional 3-2 in their previous meeting on October 7th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Canton 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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