The home team had won the previous four meetings between Norton and Lakin, and Lakin kept the tradition alive. The Bluejays took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Broncs on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Broncs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 on October 4th.
Norton was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-20.
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Despite the defeat, Norton saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Halle Pfannenstiel had seven digs and four aces. Those four aces set a new season-high mark for Pfannenstiel.
Norton's loss dropped their record down to 20-15. As for Lakin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 34-4 record this season.
Norton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lakin, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 0-0 draw against Southwestern Heights on the 25th.
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