The Heritage Patriots are taking a road trip to challenge the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Heritage made easy work of Woodlan and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
While Heritage won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-15, 25-15.
Fort Wayne Northrop extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Gianni DeLeon. The Bruins came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against Fort Wayne South Side for which the team can thank DeLeon, who had nine digs and two aces. He has been hot recently, having also posted 13 or more assists the last four times he's played.
Fort Wayne Northrop had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 22-25, 25-15, 25-19, 15-11.
Fort Wayne Northrop's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. As for Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
Heritage was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Wayne Northrop in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the team 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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