Springfield is 0-10 against Norton since September of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Springfield Spartans will face off against the Norton Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Springfield will be strutting in after a win while Norton will be coming in after a defeat.
Springfield took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Cuyahoga Falls as Springfield made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Spartans have posted since September 16th.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Springfield took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-7, 25-10.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Norton's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Woodridge by a score of 3-2. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-17 in the first set.
Norton took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-22, 15-5.
The losing side was boosted by Kennedy Cooper, who had 11 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley Sanderson, who had 12 digs.
Even though they lost, Norton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
The victory got Springfield back to even at 10-10. As for Norton, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-3.
Springfield came up short against Norton in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Springfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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