After both having extra time off, the Northwestern Huskies and the Chagrin Falls Tigers will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Northwestern came up short against Norwayne on Thursday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Huskies in their meetings with the Bobcats: they've now lost four in a row.
Northwestern was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Chagrin Falls made easy work of Wickliffe on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Chagrin Falls not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Wickliffe between 14 and 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-14, 25-16.
Chagrin Falls found their leader in sophomore Minka Swope, who had 17 assists and three digs. Anna Topel also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Chagrin Falls was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 19 consecutive contests.
Chagrin Falls is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Northwestern, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-19.
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