Northfield came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Whitko Wildcats out 3-2. The Norsemen have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wildcats, too.
Northfield wouldn't go down easily and took Whitko into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-15, 20-25, 20-25, 15-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bella Myers, who had 14 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Warnock, who had three digs and 19 assists.
Northfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Whitko had strong showings from Isabelle Harman, who had 41 digs, and Alivia Anderson, who had 40 digs and a kill. With that strong performance, Anderson is now averaging an impressive 11.4 digs per game. Another player making a difference was Meredith Hindbaugh, who had 15 digs and two aces.
Northfield's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-8. As for Whitko, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-16 record this season.
Northfield will take on North Miami at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northfield is facing North Miami at the right time seeing as North Miami is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Whitko, they will host Rochester at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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