Northside proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by three) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mansfield Tigers, sneaking past 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Northside who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 19-25, 25-14.
Jalliyah Freeman-Rhone paced Northside's offense, picking up 12 kills. Freeman-Rhone got some help from Kamdyn Flemming and her 25 assists. Lily Bouxsein controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Northside now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Mansfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
Coincidentally, Northside and Mansfield will both be playing Hackett the next time they take the court. The Tigers will head out to face the Hornets at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, while the Grizzlies will play them later in the day, at 11:00 a.m.
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