On Thursday, Northside faced Bentonville West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Northside Grizzlies had just enough and edged the Bentonville West Wolverines out 3-2. This was a revenge contest for the Grizzlies, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-1 loss when these two played last Saturday.
Northside wouldn't go down easily and took Bentonville West into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-18, 15-8.
Northside's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kamdyn Flemming led the charge by getting six digs and 20 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Klein, who had 14 digs.
Despite the loss, Bentonville West still got an impressive performance from Trinity Collette, who had 31 digs.
Northside's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-9. As for Bentonville West, they moved to 19-11 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Northside will square 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. As for Bentonville West, they will welcome Southside at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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