Northern Guilford entered their tilt with Western Guilford on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Western Guilford Hornets , sneaking past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Nighthawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Northern Guilford had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 16-25, 25-20, 25-19, 15-8.
Northern Guilford got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Teagan Rodulfo out in front who had 14 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Rodulfo has posted in her last seven games. The team also got some help courtesy of Caidyn Roche, who had seven digs and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Northern Guilford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 19 consecutive matchups.
Northern Guilford's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Western Guilford, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northern Guilford will host Grimsley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Western Guilford, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ragsdale at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Western Guilford is facing Ragsdale at the right time seeing as Ragsdale is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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