It was a Battle of the Birds when Seward took on Lincoln Northwest on Tuesday. The Seward Bluejays put the hurt on the Lincoln Northwest Falcons with a sharp 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Bluejays, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Seward took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-11, 25-11.
Seward's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Abby Covalt, who had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Covalt has posted in her last 11 games.
Seward was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 6.5.
Seward has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Lincoln Northwest, they dropped their record down to 4-19 with the loss, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Seward will square off against Beatrice at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lincoln Northwest, they will challenge Elkhorn at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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