Fort Wayne Northrop is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Carroll is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bruins will host the Chargers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Wayne Northrop proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Columbia City.
Fort Wayne Northrop 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 16-25, 18-25, 25-21, 25-19, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Carroll got the win against DeKalb on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The win continues a trend for the Chargers in their matchups with the Barons: they've now won three in a row.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Carroll was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-11.
Carroll had a senior duo take command as Dominic Bennett had five aces and three digs and Declan McCumber had four digs and three aces.
Carroll was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Fort Wayne Northrop's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Carroll, their win bumped their record up to 13-4.
Fort Wayne Northrop was able to grind out a solid victory over Carroll when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 3-1. Will the Bruins repeat their success, or do the Chargers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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