After flying high against Canton South on Tuesday, Northwest came back down to earth. The Indians took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tuslaw Mustangs on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-21, 25-27, 25-12.
Ashlyn Lazarus paced Northwest's offense, picking up 13 kills. Lazarus got some help from Elizabeth Kulick and her 28 assists. Savannah Geniec controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Tess ODonnell was the offensive standout of the game as she had 20 digs and two aces. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (four). Arielle Lemonte also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Northwest has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Tuslaw, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-6 record.
Looking ahead, Northwest will challenge McKinley at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Tuslaw, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Perry on the 6th.
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