The Northwood Academy Chargers will challenge the Porter-Gaud Cyclones at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwood Academy will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Northwood Academy narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past First Baptist School 3-2.
Northwood Academy took First Baptist School into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-18, 20-25, 22-25, 15-7.
Northwood Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Porter-Gaud unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Palmetto Christian Academy.
Porter-Gaud took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-22.
Northwood Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Porter-Gaud, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
Northwood Academy came up short against Porter-Gaud when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. Will Northwood Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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