After flying high against Portsmouth on Wednesday, Northwest came back down to earth. The Mohawks fell just short of the Western Indians by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Mohawks were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Indians earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Northwest took Western into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-18, 25-27, 24-26, 18-16.
Claire Newman paced Northwest's offense, picking up 25 kills. Newman got some help from Sadie Smith and her 17 assists. Newman was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Northwest's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Western, their victory bumped their record up to 9-10.
Northwest wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against South Gallia on the 7th. Western has also already played their next match (against Symmes Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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