Tippecanoe Valley is 0-6 against NorthWood since October of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings will challenge the NorthWood Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Tippecanoe Valley comes in on five and NorthWood on seven.
Last Tuesday, Tippecanoe Valley made easy work of Jimtown and carried off a 3-0 win.
While Tippecanoe Valley won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-22.
Meanwhile, everything went NorthWood's way against South Bend St. Joseph on Monday as NorthWood made off with a 3-0 victory.
NorthWood never let South Bend St. Joseph on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-13, 27-25.
NorthWood couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 47.6% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 4-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Tippecanoe Valley has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season. As for NorthWood, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Tippecanoe Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like NorthWood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Tippecanoe Valley suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to NorthWood when the teams last played back in September. Can Tippecanoe Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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