Volleyball Recap: Northridge's Winning Streak Snapped at Eight Games

By Team Reports Sep 27, 2024, 9:28pm

Volleyball Recap: Northridge Vikings vs. Newark Catholic Green Wave

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After a string of eight wins, Northridge's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They came up short against the Newark Catholic Green Wave, falling 3-0. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Green Wave recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.

The final score came out to 25-20, 25-11, 25-18.

Newark Catholic can attribute much of their success to Jillian Given, who had eight digs and four aces. Given is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last seven games she's played.

Northridge's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5. As for Newark Catholic, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 12-2.

Northridge will head out to challenge Johnstown-Monroe at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Johnstown-Monroe is coming into the match with four straight victories at home, so Northridge will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Newark Catholic, they will square off against Heath at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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