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| 08/26/25 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 08/27/24 - Away | 1-3 L |
| 08/22/23 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 08/23/22 - Away | 0-3 L |
| 08/24/21 - Home | 3-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Fort Wayne Northrop and DeKalb, and Fort Wayne Northrop kept the tradition alive. The Bruins skirted past the Barons 3-2. For the Bruins, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 victory the Barons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2024.
Fort Wayne Northrop took DeKalb into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-22, 23-25, 21-25, 15-8.
Leading Fort Wayne Northrop to victory were Harmony Collins and Lucia Hughes. Collins had ten digs and two aces, while Hughes had seven digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Hughes a new career-high.
They weren't the only good server: Fort Wayne Northrop was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces every time they've taken the court this season.
Fort Wayne Northrop's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for DeKalb, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Looking ahead, Fort Wayne Northrop will challenge Woodlan at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for DeKalb, they will host Angola at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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