After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Port Edwards, Northland Lutheran was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Bowler Panthers 3-2. For the Wildcats, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 loss the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Northland Lutheran had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-13, 15-7.
Northland Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Northland Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Bowler, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3.
Northland Lutheran will welcome Gresham Community at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gresham Community will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Northland Lutheran surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bowler, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory vs. Tigerton on the 19th.
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