Northridge hasn't had much luck against NorthWood recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Northridge Raiders will look to defend their home court against the NorthWood Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northridge will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Fairfield, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Northridge walked away with a 3-1 win over Fairfield on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Northridge had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-20.
Molly Nickell was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 18 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, NorthWood made easy work of Goshen on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-15, 25-17.
NorthWood can attribute much of their success to Anna Roeder, who had 16 digs.
Northridge's win bumped their record up to 14-8. As for NorthWood, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Northridge might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from NorthWood in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Northridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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