Northwestern is on a three-game streak of home losses, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser a 16-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Northwestern Tigers will welcome the Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Northwestern finally turned things around against Spooner on Thursday. They came out on top against the Rails by a score of 3-1.
Northwestern had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-21.
Northwestern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser hadn't done well against Hayward recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser walked away with a 3-1 victory over Hayward.
Northwestern's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-15. As for Chetek-Weyerhaeuser, their victory bumped their record up to 8-16.
Northwestern was able to grind out a solid win over Chetek-Weyerhaeuser in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. Does Northwestern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chetek-Weyerhaeuser turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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