Volleyball Preview: Norton Panthers vs. Ravenna Ravens
Norton has gone 10-0 against Ravenna recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Norton Panthers' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Ravenna Ravens at 6:30 p.m. Ravenna took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Norton, who comes in off a win.
Norton will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Coventry, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Norton put the hurt on Coventry with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-11, 25-21.
Kennedy Cooper and Haley Sanderson were among the main playmakers for Norton as the former had eight digs and two aces and the latter had nine digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Norton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Ravenna was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Mogadore, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-10, 25-12.
Norton pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Ravenna, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Norton has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Ravenna struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Norton's way against Ravenna in their previous meeting back in August as Norton made off with a 3-0 win. Will Norton repeat their success, or does Ravenna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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