Huntington North is 9-0 against DeKalb since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Huntington North Vikings will host the DeKalb Barons at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, Huntington North came up short against Columbia City and fell 3-1. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Huntington North started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-19.
Even though they lost, Huntington North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Columbia City only served ten.
Meanwhile, DeKalb also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Fort Wayne Snider by a score of 3-1.
While DeKalb had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 11 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 20-25, 25-11, 25-20.
Huntington North now has a losing record at 9-10. As for DeKalb, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
Huntington North came out on top in a nail-biter against DeKalb when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Huntington North repeat their success, or does DeKalb have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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