Northwest was the 2-1 winner over Sacred Heart when they last played one another back in October of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Mustangs fell just short of the Gremlins by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Gremlins 25-19 in the first set.
Northwest actually scored more points across those five sets (97-94), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-16, 10-25, 25-19, 15-12.
Gabby Meyer paced Northwest's offense, picking up 25 kills. Meyer got some help from Mary Walker and her 35 assists. Zanah Butts controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Leading Sacred Heart to victory were Sophie Hesse and Birkli Martin. Hesse had 23 digs and two aces, while Martin had ten digs and one assist. That's the most aces Hesse has posted over her last three matchups.
This is the second loss in a row for Northwest and nudges their season record down to 7-4-1. As for Sacred Heart, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Northwest has already played their next contest (against Otterville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Sacred Heart, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Osceola on the 6th.
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