Volleyball Preview: Norland Vikings vs. Westland Hialeah Wildcats
The Norland Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the Westland Hialeah Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Norland is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering American just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots. The matchup marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Norland started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, Norland had strong showings from Sammantha Rosado, who had five digs and three aces, and London Butler, who had six digs and four aces. Butler has been hot recently, having posted four or more aces the last four times she's played.
Even though they lost, Norland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Westland Hialeah was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Reagan.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-12, 25-5.
Having lost for the first time this season, Norland fell to 8-1. As for Westland Hialeah, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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