Northfield entered their tilt with Northwestern on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Everything went their way against the Northwestern Tigers as they made off with a 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Norsemen, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Northfield never let Northwestern on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-22, 25-19.
Northfield was led to victory by Emma Warnock and Macie Overlander. Warnock had ten digs and four aces, while Overlander had 17 digs. That's the most aces Warnock has posted in her last seven matches.
Northfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in eight consecutive contests.
Northfield is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Northwestern, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-13.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. After both having extra time off, Northfield and Wes-Del will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wes-Del is coming into the game with five straight losses on the road, meaning Northfield will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Northwestern, they will square off against Manchester at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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