The home team had won the previous three meetings between Millard West and Norfolk, and Norfolk kept the tradition alive. The Wildcats fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Millard West came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-27, 18-16.
Taya Thaden paced Millard West's offense, picking up 16 kills. Thaden got some help from Ava Waters and her 25 assists. Whitney Pfannenstiel controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Leading Norfolk to victory were Georgia Kluver and Audrey Galyen. Kluver had 19 digs and four assists, while Galyen had 14 digs and two aces. Those 14 digs gave Galyen a new career-high.
Millard West's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Norfolk, they moved to 5-8 with that victory, which also ended their six-game losing streak.
Millard West has already played their next contest (against Millard South), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Norfolk, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Omaha Central on the 20th.
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