The Southern Nash Firebirds will take on the Northern Nash Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Southern Nash sitting on four straight victories and Northern Nash on three.
Last Thursday, Southern Nash narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Rocky Mount 3-2.
Meanwhile, Northern Nash hadn't done well against Franklinton recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Northern Nash walked away with a 3-1 victory over Franklinton.
Northern Nash 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 22-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-21.
Northern Nash was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive games.
Southern Nash pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Northern Nash, their record is now 9-7.
Everything went Southern Nash's way against Northern Nash when the teams last played back in September, as Southern Nash made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southern Nash since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
