With a playoff game on the line, Northwest rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top against the East Aces by a score of 2-0. That's more bragging rights for the Grizzlies, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Northwest easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-14.
Leading Northwest to victory were Reese Johnson and Isabel Santiago-Morrison. Johnson had 11 digs, while Santiago-Morrison had three digs.
Northwest's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-13. As for East, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-25 record this season.
Northwest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against Manhattan on the 26th. East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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