After flying high against McCook last Wednesday, Northwest came back down to earth. The Northwest Vikings lost 3-0 to the Bennington Badgers on Saturday. The Vikings' defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
While Northwest was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-10, 25-23.
Ava Janulewicz paced Northwest's offense, picking up nine kills. Janulewicz got some help from
Kenna Bowman and her 22 assists.
Bennington was led to victory by Evynn Olsen and Trina Schroeder. Olsen had 12 digs, while Schroeder had nine digs. Olsen is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played.
Northwest's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 27-9. As for Bennington, their victory bumped their record up to 21-13.
Northwest does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bennington, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Waverly at 11:00 a.m. Waverly will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Bennington surely won't give up without a fight.
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