North Star is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Idaho City is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The North Star Huskies will square off against the Idaho City Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, North Star made easy work of Notus and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-21, 25-14.
Grace Escobar was the offensive standout of the match as she had five kills, four aces, and a block. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served four or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
North Star was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Idaho City was able to grind out a solid win over Centennial Baptist on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Idaho City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-18.
North Star's victory bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Idaho City, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
North Star beat Idaho City 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Will North Star repeat their success, or does Idaho City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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