Northwest Christian came tearing into Wednesday's contest with seven straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Payson Longhorns 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Crusaders also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Northwest Christian 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 20-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-16, 15-11.
Brooklyn Blummentritt went supernova for Northwest Christian, getting 22 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Blummentritt has posted since back in September.
Northwest Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in seven consecutive matches.
Payson's loss came despite strong showings from Breeze Morgan and Jenna Schinstock. Morgan had ten digs, while Schinstock had five digs.
Northwest Christian has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Payson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-9.
Northwest Christian has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Benjamin Franklin on the 3rd. As for Payson, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on San Tan Foothills at 6:30 p.m. on October 14th. Payson is facing San Tan Foothills at the right time seeing as San Tan Foothills is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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