Volleyball Recap: Nordonia Comes Up Short

If Nordonia was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Cuyahoga Falls last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Knights fell 2-0 to the Firestone Falcons on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Falcons: they've now lost three in a row.

Zac Fernandez

Assists

04/12/25 vs Firestone	18
04/10/25 vs Cuyahoga Falls	38
04/09/25 vs Roosevelt	48
04/03/25 vs Mentor	36
04/01/25 vs St. Ignatius	13
+ 26 more games

When it comes to explaining why Nordonia lost, don't look at Zac Fernandez. Despite the final result, he had 18 assists and three digs. Fernandez has been hot for a while, having posted 13 or more assists the last 31 times he's played.

Nordonia's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Firestone, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 10-3.

Nordonia has already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Western Reserve Academy on the 12th. As for Firestone, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against Hudson on the 12th.