The Northeastern Knights will head out to challenge the Blue River Valley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Northeastern is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Northeastern didn't have quite enough to beat Union County and fell 3-2.
Northeastern started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 12-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-13.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Blue River Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Union City on Thursday as Blue River Valley made off with a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was Blue River Valley's feisty defense: they held Union City to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-13, 25-5.
Northeastern's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Blue River Valley, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Everything went Northeastern's way against Blue River Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Northeastern made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeastern since the squad 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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