The Northmont Thunderbolts will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Miamisburg Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Northmont will be strutting in after a win while Miamisburg will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Northmont narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Fairmont 3-2.
Northmont took Fairmont into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-13, 25-27, 26-24, 20-18.
Northmont can attribute much of their success to Madison Wadle, who had 15 digs. Wadle is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had five or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Northmont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Miamisburg came up short against Centerville on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-16, 25-6.
Northmont has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Miamisburg, their defeat was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Northmont has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Miamisburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northmont took their win against Miamisburg when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Northmont have another victory up their sleeve, or will Miamisburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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