The Tri County Northeast Wolfpack are taking a road trip to face off against the Shelton Bulldogs at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tri County Northeast is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Cedar Catholic. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolfpack.
Tri County Northeast wouldn't go down easily and took Cedar Catholic into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 15-9.
Joslyn Mackling
| 10/28/25 vs Cedar Catholic | 18 |
| 10/27/25 vs Lyons-Decatur Northeast | 19 |
| 10/21/25 vs Wynot | 17 |
| 10/20/25 vs Wausa | 10 |
| 10/20/25 vs Creighton | 17 |
| + 24 more games |
Tri County Northeast relied on the efforts of Emily Mitchell, who had 11 digs and one assist, and Joslyn Mackling, who had 20 digs and 18 kills. Mackling is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least six every time she's taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, Shelton made easy work of Kenesaw on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now won four in a row.
Shelton walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 25-19.
Tri County Northeast better keep an eye on Gracie Willis. She was instrumental in Shelton's win, getting 12 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Willis has posted since back in September.
Tri County Northeast's record is now 24-5. As for Shelton, their record now sits at 25-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Tri County Northeast has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Shelton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
