Northwestern and Northfield are an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Northwestern Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Northfield Norsemen at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Northwestern came up short against Eastern on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-15, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Northfield had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Warriors.
Northfield 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 24-26, 25-20, 25-18, 25-22.
Brinlei Swihart and Bella Myers were among the main playmakers for Northfield as the former had ten digs, two kills, and 26 assists and the latter had 27 digs. Swihart is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Warnock, who had 23 assists.
Northwestern now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Northfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Northwestern came up short against Northfield when the teams last played back in August, falling 2-0. Can Northwestern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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