Northeast is 5-0 against Franklin Towne since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Northeast Vikings and the Franklin Towne Warriors are set to duel. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northeast will head into Wednesday's contest after some sweet revenge against Parkway Center City: Northeast couldn't quite topple Parkway Center City on Wednesday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the three-set loss they took when the two last played. Northeast put the hurt on Parkway Center City with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Vikings have posted since August 29th.
Northeast's got stronger as the match went on, holding Parkway Center City to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 25-16.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Franklin Towne sidestepped Abraham Lincoln for a 3-2 win.
Franklin Towne had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 14-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-8.
Franklin Towne was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Northeast's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Franklin Towne, their record is now 5-9.
Northeast took their win against Franklin Towne when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeast since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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