The Woodstock North Thunder will challenge the Eastland Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastland took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Woodstock North, who comes in off a win.
Woodstock North took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Harvard.
Woodstock North never let Harvard on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-14.
Woodstock North can attribute much of their success to Gabriella Schefke, who had four aces and 18 assists. That's the most aces Schefke has posted in her last nine matchups.
Woodstock North 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 five aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Eastland entered their game against Fulton on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Eastland fell 2-0 to Fulton. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Eastland couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Fulton a tough time in the first set. The final score came out to 30-28, 25-21.
Woodstock North's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-8. As for Eastland, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-4.
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