Northwest lost against Eastern back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Northwest Mohawks took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eastern Eagles. The Mohawks' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
While Northwest ultimately came up short, they really made Eastern work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 26-24, 24-26, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Northwest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive contests.
Leading Eastern to victory were Aubrey Quillen and Braelyn Bevins. Quillen had 21 digs, while Bevins had 23 digs, 12 kills, and three aces. Bevins is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lydia Park, who had nine digs.
Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Eastern, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 16-5 record.
Northwest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Waverly on the 9th. As for Eastern, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Green on the 9th.
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