North Central is 1-9 against Westfield since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The North Central Panthers are on the road again to play the Westfield Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m.
On Saturday, North Central came up short against Jasper and fell 2-0.
While North Central ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Westfield faced Carroll in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Westfield came out on top against Carroll by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Shamrocks.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-22, 15-25, 25-22.
North Central's loss dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Westfield, their win bumped their record up to 16-6.
North Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Westfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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