If Norton was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Falmouth last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Norton Lancers fell 3-1 to the Cardinal Spellman Cardinals on Tuesday. The Lancers' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
While Norton ultimately came up short, they really made Cardinal Spellman work, particularly in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-20, 27-29, 27-25.
Catherine Reiss paced Norton's offense, picking up 18 kills. Reiss got some help from
Molly Carter and her 38 assists. Carter was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Norton's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Cardinal Spellman, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Cardinal Spellman beat Norton by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
