If Northwestern was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Taylor last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Northwestern Tigers came up short against the Southwood Knights on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-9, 25-9.
Southwood was led to victory by Presley Kroft and Adi Deaton. Kroft had seven digs and five aces, while Deaton had nine aces, five digs, and two kills. That's the most aces Kroft has posted in her last seven matchups.
Northwestern's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-11. As for Southwood, their victory was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northwestern will head out to square off against Eastern at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eastern will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Northwestern surely won't give up without a fight. As for Southwood, they are taking a road trip to face off against Lewis Cass at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwood is facing Lewis Cass at the right time seeing as Lewis Cass is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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