North is 0-9 against Douglas since October of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The North Polar Bears are on the road again to play the Douglas Tigers at 6:30 p.m.
North lost 3-0 to Blackstone-Millville on Tuesday.
North couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Blackstone-Millville a tough time in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 30-28, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Douglas can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Sutton.
Douglas 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 18-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-23.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Douglas to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taylor Smith, who had 16 kills and three aces. Smith is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last 16 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Squier, who had seven kills, five aces, and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Douglas was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matchups.
North's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Douglas, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-7.
North came up short against Douglas in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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