Northwestern hasn't had much luck against St. Croix Falls recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Northwestern Tigers will face off against the St. Croix Falls Saints at 7:00 p.m.
Northwestern is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Barron.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-8, 21-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, St. Croix Falls had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Comets.
St. Croix Falls was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-23, 25-22.
Northwestern's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for St. Croix Falls, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Northwestern has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Croix Falls struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northwestern suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. Croix Falls in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Northwestern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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