The Northwestern Trojans are taking a road trip to challenge the Indian Land Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwestern will be strutting in after a victory while Indian Land will be coming in after a defeat.
Northwestern took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Rock Hill. The victory was some much needed relief for the Trojans as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
The final score came out to 28-17, 25-17, 18-25, 25-16.
Izzy Zwirn and Emery Gholson were among the main playmakers for Northwestern as the former had 18 digs and two aces and the latter had 14 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Gholson has posted since back in August.
Northwestern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 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 8.8.
Meanwhile, Indian Land was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Fort Mill, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-8, 25-17.
Northwestern's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Indian Land, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
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