Volleyball Preview: Kell Longhorns vs. Northgate Vikings
The Kell Longhorns will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Northgate Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Kell is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Norcross just ended the team's 12-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Longhorns in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now lost five in a row.
The 2-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 24-26, 17-15.
Gianna Orlando put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 13 digs.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Northgate's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Landmark Christian by a score of 1-0.
Northgate was not able to win a set, but it sure wasn't from a lack of trying: every set was decided by exactly two points. The match finished with set scores of 25-23.
Kell's defeat dropped their record down to 23-10. As for Northgate, their loss dropped their record down to 25-12.
Kell beat Northgate 2-0 in their previous meeting back in August. Will Kell repeat their success, or does Northgate have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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