After three games on the road, Springfield is heading back home. They will host the Norton Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Springfield will be strutting in after a victory while Norton will be coming in after a loss.
While Springfield didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on Ellet with a sharp 3-0 win on Wednesday.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Springfield took every set by at least ten points. After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-13, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Norton unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Woodridge by a score of 3-2.
Norton took Woodridge into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-13, 22-25, 25-23, 15-12.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kennedy Cooper, who had 12 digs and two aces. Cooper is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least four every time she's taken the court this season.
Even though they lost, Norton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests.
Springfield's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Norton, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2.
Springfield might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Norton when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Springfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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