The Northview Wildcats will face off against the Springfield Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northview will be strutting in after a victory while Springfield will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Northview finally turned things around against Defiance on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Bulldogs.
Northview had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 29-27, 25-23, 25-23.
Northview relied on the efforts of Kyra Ervin, who had eight digs and eight aces, and Paige Labudda, who had 17 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Ervin a new career-high in aces.
Northview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Springfield's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Clay.
While Springfield had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 11 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-16, 25-11.
Northview's victory bumped their record up to 4-10. As for Springfield, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Northview has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Springfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northview came up short against Springfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Springfield's Trinity Baldwin, who had five digs and four aces. Now that Northview knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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