Northside won the last time they faced Central, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Northside Patriots won by a set and slipped past the Central Red Devils 3-2.
Northside had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 24-26, 25-16, 25-16, 15-6.
Northside's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mckenzie Durbin, who had 27 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Prather, who had five digs and two aces.
Northside's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-13. As for Central, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 13-10 record.
Northside didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Starr's Mill on the 7th. As for Central, they will challenge Glenwood at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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