The Selkirk Rangers will square off against the Northport Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Selkirk has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Northport will arrive with three straight victories.
Selkirk and Liberty met for a duel on Saturday where Selkirk had to take the L. Selkirk fell just short of Liberty by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, Northport made easy work of Curlew on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 25-15.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northport to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kate Beardslee, who had nine kills, nine aces, eight digs, and two blocks. Beardslee is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Olivia Stark was another key player, getting 11 kills, eight digs, two aces, and a block.
She wasn't the only good server: Northport was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in seven consecutive contests.
Selkirk's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Northport, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Selkirk might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Northport in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Can Selkirk avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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