Newark Catholic is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Northridge is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Newark Catholic Green Wave will host the Northridge Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Newark Catholic made easy work of Licking Valley and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Newark Catholic won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Northridge hadn't done well against Watkins Memorial recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Northridge came out on top against Watkins Memorial by a score of 3-1.
Northridge had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-18.
Newark Catholic's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Northridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Newark Catholic has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Northridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Newark Catholic took their victory against Northridge in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Will Newark Catholic repeat their success, or does Northridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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