If Northwest Christian was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Pope John Paul II last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Northwest Christian Wolverines fell just short of the Darrington Loggers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Wolverines' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Northwest Christian 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 21-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-12.
Even though they lost, Northwest Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matchups.
Northwest Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Darrington, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 20-4.
Northwest Christian will square off against Valley Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northwest Christian will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. As for Darrington, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Fellowship Christian on the 7th.
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