After losing to North Royalton the last time they met, Nordonia decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Nordonia Knights sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the North Royalton Bears on Tuesday.
Nordonia took North Royalton into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-14, 24-26, 22-25, 15-12.
Nordonia was led to victory by Morgan Root and Ava Chuppa. Root had 25 assists, while Chuppa had eight digs. Root is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Nordonia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, North Royalton still got an impressive performance from Kaitlyn Bryant, who had 11 digs.
Nordonia pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for North Royalton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-4.
Nordonia will challenge Wadsworth at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Royalton, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win vs. Solon on the 26th.
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