The Aurora Huskies and the North Platte Bulldogs will meet in a canine-themed contest on Thursday. North Platte took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Aurora, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Aurora sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Lexington. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Huskies.
Aurora wouldn't go down easily and took Lexington into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17, 19-25, 20-25, 15-12.
Morgan Calkins was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 15 digs.
Meanwhile, North Platte didn't have quite enough to beat Gothenburg on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, North Platte sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-18, 15-25, 25-20.
Aurora's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-18. As for North Platte, they dropped their record down to 5-12 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Aurora took their victory against North Platte in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Aurora have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Platte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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