After flying high against Millis on Friday, Norton came back down to earth. The Lancers fell 3-1 to the North Attleborough Rocketeers on Monday. The Lancers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rocketeers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Norton started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-12, 25-15, 25-23.
Catherine Reiss paced Norton's offense, picking up eight kills. Reiss got some help from Maddie Artz and her 11 assists. Lucy Perachio controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Attleborough to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ava Kraskouskas, who had 13 digs and four aces. Kraskouskas is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 13 every time she's taken the court this season. Ava Enegren was another key player, getting 13 digs.
Norton now has a losing record of 1-2. As for North Attleborough, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Norton has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Medway on the 10th. As for North Attleborough, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Taunton on the 9th.
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