Northfield had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the North Miami Warriors. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Norsemen also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Northfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-20, 25-18, 25-22.
Leading Northfield to victory were Brinlei Swihart and Bella Myers. Swihart had ten digs, two kills, and 26 assists, while Myers had 27 digs. Swihart is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Warnock, who had 23 assists.
Despite the loss, North Miami still got an impressive performance from Jlynn Piercy, who had 19 digs.
Northfield has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for North Miami, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-12.
Northfield wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Northwestern on the 10th. As for North Miami, they will face off against Cowan at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cowan is coming into the matchup with five straight victories on the road, so North Miami will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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