If Northeastern was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Knightstown on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Knights fell just short of the Hagerstown Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Knights were not able to make up for their loss to the Tigers from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
While Hagerstown got the win, Northeastern sure made them earn it: two sets took extra rallies. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 29-27, 25-27, 23-25, 15-11.
Ava Spradling paced Northeastern's offense, picking up 17 kills. Spradling got some help from Kamdyn Sum and her 48 assists.
Leading Hagerstown to victory were Harper Fisher and Elly Cheeseman. Fisher had 12 digs, while Cheeseman had 13 digs and ten kills. Cheeseman is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in each of the last four games she's played.
Northeastern's defeat ended a six-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6. As for Hagerstown, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Hagerstown has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Centerville on the 4th. Hopefully Northeastern paid attention to the Tigers' match: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Tigers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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