Northport waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Curlew Cougars 3-0. That's more bragging rights for the Mustangs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-15, 25-15.
Northport got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kate Beardslee out in front who had nine kills, nine aces, eight digs, and two blocks. Beardslee is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Olivia Stark was another key player, getting 11 kills, eight digs, two aces, and a block.
She wasn't the only good server: Northport was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Northport pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Curlew, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3-1.
Northport will face off against Republic at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Curlew, 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 Northport at 6:00 p.m. on October 16th.
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