Northmor hadn't done well against Cardington-Lincoln recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Northmor Golden Knights put the hurt on the Cardington-Lincoln Pirates with a sharp 3-0 win. This was payback for the Golden Knights, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
A big factor in the win was Northmor's feisty defense: they held Cardington-Lincoln to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 25-18.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northmor to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mary Dean, who had ten digs and six aces. That's the most aces Dean has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Kallie Wright, who had 15 digs.
Northmor was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cardington-Lincoln only served nine.
Northmor's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Cardington-Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Northmor will venture away from home to challenge Elgin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Elgin is coming into the match with seven straight wins at home, so Northmor will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Cardington-Lincoln, they will head out to face off against Clear Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Cardington-Lincoln is facing Clear Fork at the right time seeing as Clear Fork is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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