The Northland Pines Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Stratford Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Northland Pines was able to grind out a solid win over Colby, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Stratford sidestepped Lakeland for a 3-2 victory. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Thunderbirds recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Stratford wouldn't go down easily and took Lakeland into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-16, 25-18, 17-25, 15-10.
Stratford's win came from a few key players Northland Pines will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dakota Knetter, who had 19 assists. That's the most assists she has posted over her last eight matchups. Gracie Schmidt also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
Northland Pines' record now sits at 23-13. As for Stratford, their record is now 21-10.
Northland Pines suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Stratford in their previous matchup back in October of 2020. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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