Volleyball Preview: Northridge Vikings vs. Licking Heights Hornets
Northridge is 2-8 against Licking Heights since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Northridge Vikings have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Licking Heights Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northridge and Lakewood met for a duel on Tuesday where Northridge came out on top. Everything went Northridge's way against Lakewood as Northridge made off with a 3-0 win.
Northridge never let Lakewood on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 25-22.
Northridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Licking Heights had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Yellowjackets 3-2.
Licking Heights was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 16-14.
Northridge has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Licking Heights, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Northridge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Licking Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northridge came up short against Licking Heights in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Northridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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