North lost to Cuyahoga Falls on April 14th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Vikings fell just short of the Black Tigers by a score of 3-2.
North wouldn't go down easily and took Cuyahoga Falls into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-20, 16-25, 19-25, 15-11.
Cuyahoga Falls got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Joey Stiffler out in front who had 21 kills, seven digs, five aces, and two blocks. That's the most kills Stiffler has posted since back in May of 2025. Another player making a difference was Jake Moore, who had five digs, two aces, and one block.
North's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Cuyahoga Falls, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. North is set to challenge their familiar foe Archbishop Hoban at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Cuyahoga Falls will square off against rival Stow-Munroe Falls at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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