Nordonia and North Royalton are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Nordonia Knights will challenge the North Royalton Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Saturday, Nordonia came up short against Chardon and fell 3-1. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Hilltoppers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-23, 22-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, North Royalton also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Brecksville-Broadview Heights by a score of 3-1. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Royalton took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21.
Despite the loss, North Royalton had strong showings from Kaitlyn Bryant, who had eight digs and four aces, and Cailey Vranic, who had 14 digs. The dominant performance gave Bryant a new career-high in aces.
Nordonia's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for North Royalton, their loss ended a 13-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-3.
Nordonia came up short against North Royalton when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. Can Nordonia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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