Northwestern Area has gone 9-1 against Groton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Groton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Northwestern Area sitting on three straight wins and Groton on six.
Last Thursday, Northwestern Area got the win against Potter County co-op [Gettysburg/Hoven] by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-9, 25-18.
Meanwhile, everything went Groton's way against Deuel on Thursday as Groton made off with a 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Deuel scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Groton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Liz Fliehs, who had seven digs and 15 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Locke, who had four digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Groton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive games.
Northwestern Area is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-7 record this season. As for Groton, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5.
Northwestern Area came up short against Groton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Northwestern Area, Carly Guthmiller (who had 28 digs and five aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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