Leon is 8-2 against Normangee since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars challenges the Normangee Panthers at 4:30 p.m.
Leon is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Iola just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Bulldogs. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-14, 26-28, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Normangee was able to grind out a solid win over Lovelady on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-23, 19-25, 25-20.
Normangee relied on the efforts of Nolan Harris, who had 18 digs and six aces, and Gracin Shaffer, who had 23 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Harris has posted since back in August.
Normangee kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Leon's loss ended a 31-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 29-10. As for Normangee, their victory bumped their record up to 13-20.
Everything went Leon's way against Normangee when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Leon made off with a 3-0 win. Does Leon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Normangee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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