York typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Northwest proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the York Dukes out 2-1. The victory was nothing new for the Vikings as they're now sitting on three straight.
Northwest had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-15, 27-25.
Leading Northwest to victory were Jacey Knapp and Halle Rice. Knapp had 18 digs, while Rice had 11 digs. Knapp is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Despite the defeat, York had strong showings from Lainey Portwine, who had ten digs, and Claire Koch, who had nine digs.
Northwest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for York, they moved to 19-8 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Northwest has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Aurora on the 19th. As for York, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Adams Central on the 19th.
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