Volleyball Preview: Portage Northern Huskies vs. Lakeview Spartans
Portage Northern hasn't had much luck against Lakeview recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. Lakeview took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Portage Northern, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, Portage Northern sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Portage Central.
Portage Northern had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 15-25, 25-23, 25-12, 15-12.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Lakeview's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Gull Lake by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Lakeview sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 27-25, 16-25, 25-17, 20-25, 15-10.
Portage Northern's victory bumped their record up to 25-11-2. As for Lakeview, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 32-4.
Portage Northern came up short against Lakeview in their previous matchup back in September, falling 2-0. Can Portage Northern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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