The De La Salle Spartans will head out to square off against the Northgate Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
De La Salle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Moreau Catholic 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
De La Salle had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 13-25, 16-25, 25-21, 26-24, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Northgate waltzed into their contest on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Lions 3-0.
While Northgate won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 25-10.
Northgate's win came from a few key players De La Salle will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Austin Chan, who had seven digs and four assists. That's the most assists he has posted since back in March.
De La Salle's win bumped their record up to 24-12. As for Northgate, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 38-3.
De La Salle came out on top in a nail-biter against Northgate in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Broncos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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