Northumberland is 7-0 against Essex since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Northumberland Indians will head out on the road to take on the Essex Trojans at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northumberland has five straight victories, Essex has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Northumberland narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Lancaster 3-2.
Northumberland took Lancaster into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-12, 16-25, 21-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Essex and Rappahannock met for a duel on Thursday where Essex had to take the L. Essex came up short against Rappahannock, falling 3-0.
Northumberland is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. As for Essex, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Northumberland took their victory against Essex in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northumberland 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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