Volleyball Preview: Northwestern Area Wildcats vs. North Central Thunder
Northwestern Area has gone 6-0 against North Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Northwestern Area is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
It was a proper cat-fight when Northwestern Area duked it out withGroton on Tuesday. Northwestern Area put the hurt on Groton with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Northwestern Area never let Groton on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-16, 26-24.
Meanwhile, North Central suffered their biggest loss since September 10th on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Warner. The defeat continues a trend for the Thunder in their matchups with the Monarchs: they've now lost seven in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-12.
Despite the loss, North Central saw an underclassman step up: Camryn Witlock had 11 digs.
Northwestern Area is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 21 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season. As for North Central, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-11.
Everything went Northwestern Area's way against North Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Northwestern Area made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwestern Area 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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