The Northeastern Knights will face off against the Adams Central Flying Jets at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northeastern took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Tri by a score of 3-1.
Northeastern had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-18, 25-20, 27-25.
Meanwhile, everything went Adams Central's way against Southern Wells on Thursday as Adams Central made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-18, 25-11.
Logan Nussbaum had a dynamite game for Adams Central, getting 15 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Nussbaum has posted since back in August.
Adams Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive contests.
Northeastern now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Adams Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Northeastern came up short against Adams Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Northeastern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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