Warren-Alvarado-Oslo has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to challenge the Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] Northern Freeze at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Warren-Alvarado-Oslo will be strutting in after a victory while Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with 17 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Warren-Alvarado-Oslo finally turned things around against Red Lake County Central on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Mustangs out 3-2.
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 23-25, 25-19, 25-11, 15-9.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Warren-Alvarado-Oslo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Reegan Mortimer, who had 23 kills, nine digs, three blocks, and two aces. That's the most aces Mortimer has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Markelle Pederson, who had 22 digs, six kills, and a block.
Meanwhile, Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Badger/Greenbush-Middle River, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-19.
Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] might have lost, but man, Ada Pearson was a machine: she had 21 digs. Pearson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least eight blocks in three consecutive matches.
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-15. As for Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County], their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Warren-Alvarado-Oslo hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 9.1 blocks per game. However, it's not like Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo came up short against Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Warren-Alvarado-Oslo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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