Northwest won the last time they faced Hutchinson, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Northwest Grizzlies won by a set and slipped past the Hutchinson Salthawks 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Northwest who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 23-25, 25-21.
Leading Northwest to victory were Reese Johnson and Allie Mendez. Johnson had 19 digs and two aces, while Mendez had 11 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Johnson now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Northwest now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Hutchinson, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Northwest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat vs. Maize on the 21st. Hutchinson has also already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Eisenhower on the 21st.
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