If Canton Central Catholic was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Tuslaw on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Crusaders fell 3-1 to the Norton Panthers on Wednesday. The Crusaders were not able to make up for their loss to the Panthers from their previous meeting back in August of 2024.
Canton Central Catholic was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Norton work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 23-25, 25-15, 26-24.
Avery Mcmahon paced Canton Central Catholic's offense, picking up 15 kills. Mcmahon got some help from Mae Axline and her 32 assists. Axline was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Haley Sanderson had a dynamite game For Norton., getting 26 digs and two aces. Those 26 digs gave Sanderson a new career-high.
Canton Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Norton, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Canton Central Catholic has already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Hiland on the 6th. As for Norton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Cloverleaf on the 4th.
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