The North Star Huskies will square off against the Wilder Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Star is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
On Monday, North Star was able to grind out a solid victory over Centennial Baptist, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 23-25, 25-15, 25-12.
Grace Escobar and Jaycee Miller were among the main playmakers for North Star as the former had 11 aces, a kill, and 17 assists and the latter had seven aces and six kills. The dominant performance gave Escobar a new career-high in aces.
North Star was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Wilder entered their tilt with Notus on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Pirates.
Wilder never let Notus on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 27-25, 25-15.
Wilder relied on the efforts of Nancy Ramirez, who had ten digs, seven aces, and three kills, and Natalie Escutia, who had 12 kills, eight digs, and three aces. Ramirez has been hot recently, having also posted 14 or more assists the last four times she's played. Kenia Morales was another key player, getting eight digs, two kills, two aces, and a block.
North Star's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Wilder, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: North Star has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 16.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Wilder struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
North Star suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Wilder in their previous meeting back in September. Can North Star avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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