Northwest hasn't had much luck against Triway recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Northwest Indians will venture away from home to take on the Triway Titans at 6:30 p.m. Northwest will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Northwest will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Orrville, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Northwest blew past Orrville 3-0 on Thursday.
One reason for the win was Northwest's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-14, 25-12.
Northwest can attribute much of their success to Maddie Koprivec, who had five digs and three aces. Koprivec has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last five times she's played.
Northwest 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 seven aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Triway came up short against Northwestern on Monday, falling 3-0. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Triway was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-23, 25-18.
Northwest's record is now 4-10. As for Triway, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5.
Northwest suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Triway in their previous meeting back in August. Can Northwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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