The Northeast Vikings's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Central Heights Vikings at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Last Tuesday, Northeast didn't have quite enough to beat St. Paul and fell 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Northeast sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 23-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Central Heights got the win against Altoona-Midway on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Vikings this season.
One reason for the win was Central Heights' just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-13.
Central Heights was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 11-19. As for Central Heights, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season.
Northeast skirted past Central Heights 2-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Northeast have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central Heights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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