Northridge is 10-0 against Roy since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Northridge Knights will venture away from home to take on the Roy Royals at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, Northridge came up short against Woods Cross and fell 3-1. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Northridge started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 28-26, 25-18.
Even though they lost, Northridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Roy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against Viewmont, falling 3-0.
While Roy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Viewmont's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-22.
Northridge's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Roy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Everything went Northridge's way against Roy in their previous matchup back in September, as Northridge made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northridge 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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