Berthoud is 3-0 against Northridge since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Berthoud and four for Northridge.
Last Tuesday, Berthoud came up short against Wellington and fell 3-1.
Berthoud actually scored more points across those four sets (93-89), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 27-25, 12-25, 25-21.
Berthoud's defeat came about despite a quality game from Kylee Meek, who had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Meek has posted in she last seven contests.
Even though they lost, Berthoud was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Northridge came up short against Mountain View on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Northridge was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the 0th set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 25-14.
Berthoud now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Northridge, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Berthoud took their win against Northridge when the teams last played back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Berthoud since the squad 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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