After flying high against Notus last Tuesday, North Star came back down to earth. The North Star Huskies fell just short of the Idaho City Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. While the Huskies didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 25-23 in the first set.
North Star started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 20-25, 25-14, 25-23, 16-14.
Even though they lost, North Star was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive games.
North Star's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-11. As for Idaho City, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
North Star has already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Gem State Adventist Academy on the 14th. As for Idaho City, they will host Rimrock at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Idaho City is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
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