Volleyball Preview: Holy Name Green Wave vs. Norton Panthers
The Holy Name Green Wave's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Norton Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Holy Name is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Woodridge 3-0.
Holy Name's got stronger as the match went on, holding Woodridge to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-15.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Holy Name to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hayden Wells, who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Norton waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 3-1.
Norton was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-21, 20-25, 25-18.
Holy Name's win bumped their record up to 9-16. As for Norton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Holy Name has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Norton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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