It was a proper cat-fight when Bloomington North faced off against Southport on Tuesday. The Bloomington North Cougars came out on top in a nail-biter against the Southport Cardinals , sneaking past 3-2. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cardinals, too.
Bloomington North had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-18, 15-13.
Bloomington North's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elyssa Moore, who had 11 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Robbennolt, who had 11 digs.
Bloomington North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Aliana Par and Maddie Pfeiffer certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Par had 12 digs, while Pfeiffer had six digs.
Bloomington North has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Southport, their loss dropped their record down to 15-11.
Bloomington North will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Avon at 9:00 a.m. As for Southport, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Greenwood, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Southport is facing Greenwood at the right time seeing as Greenwood is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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