On Thursday, Northside faced Bentonville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Northside Grizzlies came up short against the Bentonville Tigers, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Grizzlies of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-19, 25-15.
Bentonville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Adalynn Bollinger led the charge by getting 18 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylah Manthe, who had seven digs and two aces.
Northside's loss dropped their record down to 20-12. As for Bentonville, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 16-7.
Northside will venture away from home to square off against Rogers Heritage at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northside is facing Rogers Heritage at the right time seeing as Rogers Heritage is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. Bentonville has already played their next match, a 2-1 win against Bishop Miege on the 19th.
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