Northport came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Columbia Lions with a sharp 3-0 victory. The Mustangs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Lions, too.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Northport took every set by at least 16 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-6, 25-9.
Leading Northport to victory were Kate Beardslee and Alexus Stark. Beardslee had 13 kills, three blocks, and three aces, while Stark had ten aces and five kills. Beardslee is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ella Sphuler, who had five aces, three digs, and a kill.
She wasn't the only good server: Northport was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in ten consecutive games.
Northport's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Columbia, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Northport will square off against Inchelium at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Inchelium will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Northport surely won't give up without a fight. Columbia has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Cusick on the 12th.
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