The Unity Eagles had just enough and edged out the Northwestern Tigers 3-2 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Unity was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The final set scores came out to 25-20, 16-25, 22-25, 25-23, 15-6.
Ella Johnson paced Unity's offense, picking up 20 kills. Johnson got some help from Brooke Johnson and her 39 assists. Andrea Erickson controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Finley Peterson, who had 17 assists, 11 digs, six kills, two aces, and a solo block. The team also got some help from Libby Bourque, who had 20 assists, 10 digs, and a solo block.
Unity's record is currently 20-13. As for Northwestern, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's done some real damage to their 14-14 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Unity will face off against their in-conference opponent Ashland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Northwestern is set to take on their familiar foe Barron at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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