After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Manchester, Northfield was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Maconaquah Braves out 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Norsemen also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Northfield was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 20-25, 30-28, 20-18.
Northfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 11 contests.
Despite the defeat, Maconaquah saw an underclassman step up: Aubrey Kaiser had 15 digs and two aces. Kaiser has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Northfield's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-8. As for Maconaquah, their loss dropped their record down to 15-9.
Northfield has already played their next match, a 2-0 win against North White on the 5th. As for Maconaquah, they will challenge Logansport at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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