The Northwestern Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Iroquois Braves at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Iroquois took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Northwestern, who comes in off a win.
Northwestern took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Girard 3-2.
Northwestern took Girard into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-20, 23-25, 22-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Iroquois came up short against Seneca on Tuesday and fell 3-1. While the Braves didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bobcats 25-23 in the first set.
Iroquois might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Seneca: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-22.
Northwestern's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10. As for Iroquois, they dropped their record down to 5-10-1 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Northwestern skirted past Iroquois 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwestern since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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