Northwest has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Eastern Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwest will be strutting in after a victory while Eastern will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Northwest had just enough and edged Oak Hill out 3-2.
Northwest wouldn't go down easily and took Oak Hill into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-15, 17-15.
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 six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Eastern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Western, falling 3-0.
Eastern was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Western work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 29-27, 25-15.
Northwest has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season. As for Eastern, their loss dropped their record down to 15-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Northwest has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Eastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northwest came up short against Eastern in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Northwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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