Northwest posted their closest victory since October 4th on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the York Dukes 3-2. This was a revenge game for the Vikings: when they faced off against the Dukes on Saturday, they had to take a 2-1 defeat.
Northwest took York into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-15, 17-25, 23-25, 15-13.
Elli Payne paced Northwest's offense, picking up 23 kills. Payne got some help from Kenna Bowman and her 34 assists. Payne also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Halle Rice, each putting up three.
Claire Koch and Kendyl Hirschfeld certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Koch had 18 digs, while Hirschfeld had five digs and three aces. Another player making a difference was Danika Pohl, who had nine digs and two aces.
Vikings
| 10/21/25 @ York | 3-2 |
| 10/09/25 @ Duchesne | 3-0 |
| 10/02/25 @ Lexington | 3-0 |
| 09/27/25 @ Hastings | 2-0 |
| 09/25/25 @ Kearney Catholic | 3-1 |
Northwest's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-10. As for York, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-17.
Coming up, Northwest will face off against Gross Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on the 30th. York does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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