Northeastern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Currituck County Knights. If the Eagles were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Knights when the teams met back in October of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-15, 25-27, 25-20.
Emma Mullins paced Northeastern's offense, picking up 12 kills. Mullins got some help from Mia Jones and her 13 assists. Jones was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Currituck County was led to victory by Maddie Schuster and Lilly Watson. Schuster had seven digs and six aces, while Watson had four aces and three digs. Those four aces gave Watson a new career-high. Raegan Noblitt also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Northeastern's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Currituck County, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-8.
Northeastern wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Albemarle School on the 15th. As for Currituck County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 defeat against Catholic on the 13th.
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