The Bellingham Blackhawks will challenge the Norton Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Bellingham will be strutting in after a win while Norton will be coming in after a defeat.
Bellingham will bounce into Monday's match after beating Ashland, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Bellingham came out on top against Ashland by a score of 3-1 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blackhawks.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 19-25, 25-22, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Norton and Nipmuc Regional met for a duel on Thursday where Norton couldn't get it done. Norton fell 3-1 to Nipmuc Regional. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Norton ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20.
Bellingham's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Norton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Bellingham came out on top in a nail-biter against Norton in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bellingham since the squad 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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