Northwestern is 10-0 against Peru since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Northwestern Tigers are on the road again to play the Peru Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Saturday, Northwestern came up short against West Lafayette and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Peru was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wabash.
While Peru ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-17.
Northwestern has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-16 record this season. As for Peru, their loss dropped their record down to 11-16.
Everything went Northwestern's way against Peru when the teams last played back in September, as Northwestern made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwestern since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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