Millard North is 3-0 against Westview since September of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Millard North Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against Westview at 6:30 p.m. Millard North will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Millard North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Millard West, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Millard North was ranked 20th). Millard North came up short against Millard West on Tuesday, falling 3-0. Considering the last time the Mustangs couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
While Millard North had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 25-20.
The losing side was boosted by Kenzie Kucks, who had ten digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Westview got the win against Omaha North on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Westview was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-12, 25-15.
Kambry Kachaturian was nothing short of spectacular: she had ten digs and six aces. Those six aces gave her a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Westview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matchups.
Millard North's loss dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Westview, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-14 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Millard North has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Westview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Millard North took their win against Westview in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Millard North repeat their success, or does Westview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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