The Northwestern Trojans will venture away from home to square off against the Hillcrest Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northwestern is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Northwestern and Indian Land met for a duel last Wednesday where Northwestern came out on top. Northwestern took their game against Indian Land 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-12, 18-25, 25-19.
Northwestern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest beat T.L. Hanna 3-1 on Monday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 14-25, 25-17, 25-14.
Northwestern's record is now 8-15. As for Hillcrest, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-10-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Northwestern has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Hillcrest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northwestern came up short against Hillcrest in their previous matchup back in September of 2016, falling 2-0. Can Northwestern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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