The Northwestern Tigers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Manchester Squires at 9:00 a.m.
Northwestern came up short against Northfield on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Norsemen recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Northwestern was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-22, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Manchester hadn't done well against Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Manchester walked away with a 3-1 victory over Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Squires.
Manchester was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 26-28, 28-26.
Manchester can attribute much of their success to Hadley West, who had 16 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Manchester was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Northwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Manchester, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Northwestern might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Manchester in their previous meeting back in August. Can Northwestern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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