Volleyball Preview: Northwestern Regional Highlanders vs. Nonnewaug Chiefs
Northwestern Regional is 8-2 against Nonnewaug since November of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Northwestern Regional Highlanders will stay at home for another game and welcome the Nonnewaug Chiefs at 5:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Northwestern Regional came up short against Canton and fell 3-1. While the Highlanders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 25-22 in the first set.
Northwestern Regional started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-8, 25-14, 25-21.
Nonnewaug extended their winning streak to 18 games thanks to a huge performance from Ava Parks. Nonnewaug blew past Housatonic-Lakeview 3-0 on Friday thanks in part to Parks, who had five aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Nonnewaug was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-6.
Nonnewaug was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 27 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Northwestern Regional dropped their record down to 10-10 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Nonnewaug, their victory bumped their record up to 18-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Northwestern Regional has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Nonnewaug struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northwestern Regional suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Nonnewaug in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Can Northwestern Regional avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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