West Noble and NorthWood squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but West Noble had to settle for second. They fell 3-1 to the NorthWood Panthers. The defeat continues a trend for the Chargers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost six in a row.
West Noble started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-22.
Despite the loss, West Noble saw an underclassman step up: Darcy Ritchie had 14 digs and two aces. Ritchie is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Anna Roeder was a one-man wrecking crew for NorthWood as she had 22 digs.
West Noble's defeat dropped their record down to 25-8. As for NorthWood, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 28-6.
West Noble does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for NorthWood, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against New Prairie at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. They are coming into the match with four straight victories on the road, so NorthWood will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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