Waverly is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Northwest is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Waverly will welcome Northwest at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Emmalyn Quinn
| 10/30/25 vs Duchesne | 17 |
| 10/23/25 @ Elkhorn | 13 |
| 10/21/25 @ Bennington | 18 |
If Duchesne wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Waverly, they should've done a better job of containing Emmalyn Quinn. The Vikings blew past the Cardinals 3-0 on Thursday for which the team can thank Quinn, who had 17 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in each of the last three games she's played.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-7, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Northwest made easy work of Gross Catholic on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
While Northwest won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-18, 29-27.
Waverly better keep an eye on Halle Rice. She was instrumental in Northwest's win, getting 12 digs and four assists.
Northwest's victory bumped their record up to 23-10. As for Waverly, their win bumped their record up to 28-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Waverly hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.7 blocks per game. It's a different story for Northwest, though, as they've been averaging only 1.5 blocks. Given Waverly's sizable advantage in that area, Northwest will need to find a way to close that gap.
Waverly took their victory against Northwest in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will Waverly repeat their success, or does Northwest has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
