Lexington hasn't had much luck against Northwest recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lexington Minutemen will head out to challenge the Northwest Vikings at 7:00 p.m.
Lexington is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Aurora by a score of 3-2.
Lexington took Aurora into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17, 19-25, 20-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Northwest and Adams Central met for a duel on Tuesday where Northwest prevailed. Northwest put the hurt on Adams Central with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Northwest's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Adams Central between 19 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-21, 25-19.
Northwest's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Halle Rice, who had ten digs.
Lexington's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Northwest, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Lexington suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Northwest in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Lexington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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