Normandy was the 3-2 winner over Buckeye when they last played one another back in September, but their luck changed this time around. The Normandy Invaders fell 3-1 to the Buckeye Bucks on Saturday. The Invaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 18-25, 25-18, 25-22.
Even though they lost, Normandy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive games.
Buckeye can attribute much of their success to Maria Swank, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Normandy's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Buckeye, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-8.
Normandy will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Nordonia at 7:00 p.m. on October 23rd. After both having extra time off, Buckeye and Coventry will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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