The Northeastern Knights will face off against the Hagerstown Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Northeastern sitting on three straight victories and Hagerstown on seven.
Northeastern and Tri-Village met for a duel on Monday where Northeastern came out on top. Northeastern walked away with a 3-1 win over Tri-Village.
Northeastern 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 24-26, 25-17, 25-22, 31-29.
Meanwhile, Hagerstown got the win against Blue River Valley on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Hagerstown won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-15.
Halle Pruitt was nothing short of spectacular: she had 13 digs and five aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
The victory got Northeastern back to even at 10-10. As for Hagerstown, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Northeastern has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Hagerstown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northeastern beat Hagerstown 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Northeastern repeat their success, or does Hagerstown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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