NorthWood has been away from home for four games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the South Bend St. Joseph Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
NorthWood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Brownstown Central, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (NorthWood was ranked 20th). NorthWood had just enough and edged Brownstown Central out 2-1 on Saturday.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day NorthWood got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-18, 19-25, 15-9.
Among those leading the charge was Anna Roeder, who had 13 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, South Bend St. Joseph made easy work of South Bend Washington on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
South Bend St. Joseph's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping South Bend Washington between 14 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-14.
NorthWood is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. As for South Bend St. Joseph, their victory bumped their record up to 8-14.
Everything went NorthWood's way against South Bend St. Joseph when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as NorthWood made off with a 3-0 win. Does NorthWood have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Bend St. Joseph turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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