Northwest Christian entered their game against ALA - West Foothills on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Crusaders fell just short of the Guardians by a score of 3-2. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Guardians apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Northwest Christian wouldn't go down easily and took ALA - West Foothills into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-21, 25-17, 21-25, 15-5.
Devon Helmer paced Northwest Christian's offense, picking up 16 kills. Helmer got some help from Gavin Helmer and his 23 assists. Finally, Devon was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high three blocks.
Northwest Christian's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 21-8. As for ALA - West Foothills, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 29-4.
As of now, neither Northwest Christian nor the Guardians have any future games scheduled.
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