Northport won the last time they faced Inchelium, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Northport Mustangs skirted past the Inchelium Hornets 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Mustangs as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Northport wouldn't go down easily and took Inchelium into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 25-27, 20-25, 15-12.
Northport found their leader in underclassman Kate Beardslee, who had 20 digs, 17 kills, four blocks, and four aces. With that strong performance, Beardslee is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Colton, who had 23 digs and five kills.
Northport 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 nine aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Northport's record is now 9-2. As for Inchelium, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 9-4-1 record.
Northport will host Curlew at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Inchelium, they will head out to take on Selkirk at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Selkirk is coming into the contest with four straight victories at home, so Inchelium will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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