Norwayne is 1-9 against Smithville since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Smithies at 6:30 p.m. Norwayne will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Norwayne beat Chippewa 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 26-28, 25-15, 25-19.
Laney Dudte
| 09/25/25 @ Chippewa | 19 |
| 09/23/25 @ Rittman | 16 |
| 09/18/25 vs Waynedale | 6 |
| 09/16/25 @ Northwestern | 6 |
| 09/13/25 vs Bowsher | 6 |
| + 10 more games |
Laney Dudte and Layla Smithberger were among the main playmakers for Norwayne as the former had 19 digs and one assist and the latter had 21 assists and nine digs. That's the most digs Dudte has posted since back in August.
Norwayne was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive contests.
Triway typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Smithville proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged out the Titans 3-2. The Smithies haven't had any issues with the Titans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Smithville was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Smithville's win bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Norwayne, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
Norwayne skirted past Smithville 3-2 in their previous meeting on September 4th. Will the Bobcats repeat their success, or do the Smithies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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