Spooner has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will square off against the Northwestern Tigers 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 Tuesday, Spooner came up short against Ladysmith and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 19-25, 25-15, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Northwestern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Cameron.
Northwestern was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Cameron work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Northwestern had strong showings from Emma Dahl, who had five digs and two aces, and Genna Kreuser, who had seven digs. That's the most aces Dahl has posted in her last ten games.
Even though they lost, 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 four consecutive matchups.
Spooner's loss dropped their record down to 7-22. As for Northwestern, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-15.
Spooner was able to grind out a solid win over Northwestern in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Spooner repeat their success, or does Northwestern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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