On Saturday, NorthWood faced Brownstown Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The NorthWood Panthers had just enough and edged the Brownstown Central Braves out 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day NorthWood got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-18, 19-25, 15-9.
Anna Roeder was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 13 digs and two aces.
Brownstown Central lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Finley Wheeler, who had three kills, a block, and 18 assists. Wheeler is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 38 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Olivia Fritz, who had nine digs.
NorthWood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. As for Brownstown Central, their loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 28-3.
NorthWood has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against South Bend St. Joseph on the 14th. Brownstown Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
