Warsaw has gone 10-0 against Northridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Warsaw Tigers will square off against the Northridge Raiders at 1:00 p.m. Warsaw is coming into the game hot, having won their last ten games.
Warsaw is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Elkhart 3-0.
Warsaw's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Elkhart between 17 and 20 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, 25-20.
Warsaw's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ellie Hepler, who had 22 digs, and Avary Hoeppner, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Hoeppner has posted in her last seven matches.
Meanwhile, Northridge sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Plymouth last Thursday.
Northridge was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-107), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 27-25, 25-22, 18-25, 15-11.
Molly Nickell was nothing short of spectacular: she had 45 digs and three aces. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
Warsaw is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. As for Northridge, their record is now 19-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Warsaw has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Northridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Warsaw's way against Northridge when the teams last played back in September, as Warsaw made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Warsaw 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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