Northumberland is 9-1 against Lancaster since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Northumberland Indians will be playing at home against the Lancaster Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Northumberland is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Northumberland will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Rappahannock, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Northumberland walked away with a 3-1 victory over Rappahannock on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Lancaster made easy work of Colonial Beach on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Red Devils have posted against the Drifters since October 10, 2019.
While Lancaster won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-19, 25-22.
Lily Hathaway was the offensive standout of the match as she had 11 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Lancaster was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive contests.
Northumberland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-5-1 record this season. As for Lancaster, they pushed their record up to 8-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Northumberland beat Lancaster 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lancaster's Addison George, who had 16 digs and four aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Northumberland still be able to contain George? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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