Northridge hasn't had much luck against NorthWood recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Northridge Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the NorthWood Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northridge will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Fairfield, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Northridge walked away with a 3-1 win over Fairfield on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Northridge had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-20.
Among those leading the charge was Molly Nickell, who had 18 digs and two aces. She has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, NorthWood got the win against Goshen on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-15, 25-17.
NorthWood can attribute much of their success to Anna Roeder, who had 16 digs.
Northridge's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for NorthWood, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Northridge might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from NorthWood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Northridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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