Northwestern Area is 7-0 against Madison since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Northwestern Area Wildcats will head out to take on the Madison Bulldogs at 1:30 p.m. Northwestern Area is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Northwestern Area is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Warner, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Northwestern Area was ranked 25th). Northwestern Area came up short against Warner on Thursday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Wildcats have suffered since September 7, 2023.
After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 25-22, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Madison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Sioux Falls Christian.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-14, 25-14.
Northwestern Area's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-3. As for Madison, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Northwestern Area beat Madison 2-0 in their previous matchup on Saturday. Will Northwestern Area repeat their success, or does Madison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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