Northview is 8-1 against Findlay since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Northview Wildcats will host the Findlay Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Northview came up short against Perrysburg and fell 3-1. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Yellow Jackets recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Perrysburg scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Northview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Findlay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Whitmer by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Findlay sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 27-25, 19-25, 25-14, 21-25, 15-9.
Findlay's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ankia Helms, who had seven digs and 25 assists, and Caroline Kiffmeyer, who had 15 digs and three aces.
Northview's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Findlay, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Northview has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Findlay struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Northview's way against Findlay in their previous meeting on September 5th, as Northview made off with a 3-0 win. Does Northview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Findlay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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