Northeastern lost against West Liberty-Salem back in August, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Northeastern Jets took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Liberty-Salem Tigers. The Jets haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Northeastern started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-21.
Even though they lost, Northeastern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive contests.
Northeastern's loss dropped their record down to 4-16. As for West Liberty-Salem, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northeastern will host West Jefferson at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for West Liberty-Salem, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mechanicsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Liberty-Salem is facing Mechanicsburg at the right time seeing as Mechanicsburg is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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