The Norcross Blue Devils will take on the Buford Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Norcross sitting on ten straight victories and Buford on four.
Norcross is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Archer with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Blue Devils have posted against the Tigers since October 18, 2016.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Norcross took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-13, 25-13.
Norcross found their leader in underclassman Valentina Casagrande, who had five aces and three digs.
Norcross couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.7% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.1% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 37.8%.
Meanwhile, everything went Buford's way against Cherokee on Saturday as Buford made off with a 3-0 win.
While Buford won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22, 25-17.
Norcross' victory was their 15th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 35-5. As for Buford, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season.
Everything went Norcross' way against Buford in their previous matchup on October 3rd, as Norcross made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Norcross since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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