Volleyball Recap: Elizabeth Strouble Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Norwood

By Team Reports Sep 12, 2024, 11:18am

Volleyball Recap: Roger Bacon Spartans vs. Norwood Indians

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Roger Bacon won the last time they faced Norwood, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Everything went the Roger Bacon Spartans' way against the Norwood Indians as the Roger Bacon Spartans made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Roger Bacon took every set by at least 14 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-8, 25-11.

Roger Bacon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elizabeth Strouble led the charge by getting 15 digs and three aces. Strouble is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mackenzie Schwartz, who had six aces and 11 assists.

Schwartz wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Roger Bacon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.

Roger Bacon has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Norwood, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

Roger Bacon will square off against Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Roger Bacon surely won't give up without a fight. As for Norwood, they will challenge Summit Country Day at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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