The Northside Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Staunton River Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northside is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Northside finally turned things around against Fleming on Tuesday. They blew past the Colonels 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Northside took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-15, 25-9.
Northside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Staunton River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Franklin County, falling 3-0.
Northside's victory bumped their record up to 4-16. As for Staunton River, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Everything went Northside's way against Staunton River in their previous meeting on October 1st, as Northside made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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