Northeastern has been away from home for two games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Tri-Village Patriots at 6:00 p.m.
Last Monday, Northeastern didn't have quite enough to beat Blue River Valley and fell 3-2.
Northeastern actually scored more points across those five sets (101-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 18-25, 13-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Tri-Village waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Jets out 3-2.
Tri-Village took Franklin Monroe into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-18, 25-20, 20-25, 15-11.
Tri-Village found their leader in underclassman Mylee Bierly, who had 35 digs and two aces. Bierly is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Ayette, who had six digs, two aces, and two aces.
Tri-Village was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matchups.
Northeastern has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Tri-Village, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Northeastern came out on top in a nail-biter against Tri-Village when the teams last played back in September of 2022, sneaking past 3-2. Will Northeastern repeat their success, or does Tri-Village have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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