The Northfield Norsemen will take on the North Miami Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northfield has five straight victories, North Miami has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Northfield had just enough and edged Whitko out 3-2.
Northfield wouldn't go down easily and took Whitko into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-15, 20-25, 20-25, 15-12.
Northfield's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bella Myers, who had 14 digs. Another player making a difference was Emma Warnock, who had three digs and 19 assists.
Northfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, North Miami came up short against Pioneer on Thursday, falling 3-0.
North Miami was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Pioneer work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 29-27, 25-22.
Northfield has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for North Miami, their loss dropped their record down to 15-11.
Everything went Northfield's way against North Miami in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Northfield made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Northfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Miami turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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