Northridge has gone 8-2 against Viewmont recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Northridge Knights and the Viewmont Vikings are set to duel. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Northridge came up short against Woods Cross and fell 3-1. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 25-23 in the first set.
Northridge started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 28-26, 25-18.
Even though they lost, Northridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Viewmont lost 3-0 to Clearfield on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-21, 25-15.
Northridge's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Viewmont, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Northridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Viewmont in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Will Northridge repeat their success, or does Viewmont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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