NorthWood waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They blew past the Bethany Christian Bruins 3-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant NorthWood was: they took every set by at least 14 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-0, 25-9, 25-11.
Anna Roeder went supernova for NorthWood, getting 11 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Roeder a new career-high in aces.
NorthWood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 8.8.
NorthWood's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Bethany Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. NorthWood is on the road again on Thursday to play Mishawaka at 7:00 p.m. Mishawaka will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something NorthWood surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bethany Christian, they will head out to face off against Triton at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bethany Christian is facing Triton at the right time seeing as Triton is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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