West and North are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The West Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the North Stars at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. West will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
West and East Bakersfield faced off in a cross-town battle on Tuesday. West came out on top against East Bakersfield by a score of 3-1.
West had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-12, 25-22, 25-20.
MARKAIJA BOLDEN had a dynamite game for West, getting 23 digs and a kill. BOLDEN is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of MARCIELA DIZON, who had 25 assists.
West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, North made easy work of South on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Stars.
North never let South on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 26-24.
West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season. As for North, their record now sits at 9-17-1.
West took their victory against North in their previous matchup on October 8th by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for West since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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