It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northwestern Area can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots on Thursday. The Wildcats' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Northwestern Area started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-18.
Leading Hitchcock-Tulare to victory were Cambree Hoekman and Emmerie Arthurs. Hoekman had 11 digs, while Arthurs had eight digs.
Northwestern Area's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 31-8. As for Hitchcock-Tulare, they pushed their record up to 30-2 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Northwestern Area does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hitchcock-Tulare, they will face off against Herreid/Selby on Tuesday.
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