The Portage Northern Huskies will face off against the Lake Orion Dragons at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lake Orion took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Portage Northern, who comes in off a win.
Portage Northern can't be too worried about heading out to take on Lake Orion: they just beat Gull Lake at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Everything went Portage Northern's way against Gull Lake on Wednesday as Portage Northern made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Huskies have posted since October 2nd.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-22, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Lake Orion was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Bloomfield Hills.
Lake Orion was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Bloomfield Hills work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-22, 22-25, 25-16.
Portage Northern is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-13-2 record this season. As for Lake Orion, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-12.
Portage Northern came up short against Lake Orion in their previous meeting back in August of 2015, falling 2-0. Can Portage Northern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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