Northwestern's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Spooner Rails. The victory was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Northwestern had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-21.
Northwestern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.
Northwestern's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-15. As for Spooner, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which is still a better percentage than their 7-23 record this season.
Northwestern will take on Chetek-Weyerhaeuser at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwestern is on a three-game streak of home losses, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser a seven-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. Spooner does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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