American had already won four in a row, and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Norland Vikings. For the Patriots, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 defeat the Vikings walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
American was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 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.
American's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Norland, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 8-1 record.
After both having extra time off, American and Jackson will shake off the cobwebs and face off against 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. As for Norland, they will head out on the road to challenge Westland Hialeah at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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