The Niles North Vikings will be taking part in a tournament against the Nazareth Academy Roadrunners at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Niles North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Niles West, who was ranked 25th at the time (Niles North was ranked 19th). The Vikings fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The Vikings' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Niles North sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-19, 23-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Nazareth Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Niles Notre Dame.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-14.
Niles North suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 12-3. As for Nazareth Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Niles North was able to grind out a solid win over Nazareth Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2021, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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