Eisenhower typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Northwest proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eisenhower Tigers , sneaking past 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Grizzlies.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Northwest who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 22-25, 25-13.
Leading Northwest to victory were Reese Johnson and Isabel Santiago-Morrison. Johnson had 17 digs, while Santiago-Morrison had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Santiago-Morrison has posted since back in September.
Northwest is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Eisenhower, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-8.
Northwest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat vs. McPherson on the 28th. Eisenhower has also already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against Andale on the 28th.
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