Jonathan Alder has gone 5-0 against Northwestern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Jonathan Alder Pioneers are taking a road trip to challenge the Northwestern Warriors at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jonathan Alder has three straight wins, Northwestern has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, everything went Jonathan Alder's way against Tecumseh as Jonathan Alder made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Jonathan Alder was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-9, 25-12.
Meredith Stroupe was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 16 digs.
Jonathan Alder was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Northwestern suffered their biggest defeat since August 27th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to North Union.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-19, 25-22.
Jonathan Alder's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Northwestern, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Jonathan Alder has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10 aces per game. However, it's not like Northwestern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Jonathan Alder beat Northwestern 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jonathan Alder 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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