Northwest has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Lexington Minutemen at 7:00 p.m. Lexington took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Northwest, who comes in off a win.
Northwest and Adams Central met for a duel on Tuesday where Northwest prevailed. Northwest was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Adams Central. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Vikings have posted since September 12th.
Northwest's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Adams Central between 19 and 21 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-21, 25-19.
Northwest's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Halle Rice, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, Lexington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell just short of Aurora by a score of 3-2.
Lexington took Aurora into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-17, 19-25, 20-25, 15-12.
Northwest has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Lexington, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Northwest took their victory against Lexington in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lexington's Harley Sund, who had 23 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Northwest still be able to contain Sund? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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