On Thursday, Bentonville West faced Northside in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bentonville West Wolverines fell just short of the Northside Grizzlies by a score of 3-2. The Wolverines were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Grizzlies apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Saturday.
Bentonville West took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-18, 15-8.
Despite the loss, Bentonville West still got an impressive performance from Trinity Collette, who had 31 digs.
Even though they lost, Bentonville West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northside only served five.
Northside got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kamdyn Flemming out in front who had six digs and 20 assists. Another player making a difference was Paige Klein, who had 14 digs.
With the loss, Bentonville West broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-11. As for Northside, they pushed their record up to 18-9 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Bentonville West will square off against Southside at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Northside, they will face off against Benton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Benton will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Northside surely won't give up without a fight.
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