It was fun while it lasted, but Norland's undefeated season came to an end after eight games on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the American Patriots. The match marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Norland took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-19.
Norland's loss came despite strong showings from Sammantha Rosado and London Butler. Rosado had five digs and three aces, while Butler had six digs and four aces. Butler has been hot recently, having posted four or more aces the last four times she's played.
Even though they lost, Norland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in nine consecutive contests.
Having lost for the first time this season, Norland fell to 8-1. As for American, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Norland will challenge Westland Hialeah at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. After both having extra time off, American and Jackson will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. American is facing Jackson at the right time seeing as Jackson is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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