Northside faced Har-Ber in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Grizzlies fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Northside actually scored more points across those five sets (104-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 16-25, 15-13.
Their offense was headlined by Caroline Mckinney and Jalliyah Freeman-Rhone, who picked up 16 kills apiece. They got some help from Kamdyn Flemming and her 32 assists. Mckinney and Freeman-Rhone were also some pesky defenders, as each blocked four attacks.
Joely Tankersley went supernova For Har-Ber., getting 16 digs and three assists. Tankersley is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Adyn Simpson, who had nine digs.
Northside's loss dropped their record down to 17-14. As for Har-Ber, their record now sits at 12-10.
Northside didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Bentonville West on the 9th. As for Har-Ber, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-2 loss against Fayetteville on the 9th.
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