On Thursday, Norman faced Deer Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Norman Tigers fell just short of the Deer Creek Antlers by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Antlers: they've now lost eight in a row.
Norman wouldn't go down easily and took Deer Creek into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 15-11.
Despite the defeat, Norman saw an underclassman step up: Georgia Caddell had three digs and 19 assists.
Norman's loss dropped their record down to 18-13. As for Deer Creek, they pushed their record up to 20-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
As of now, neither Norman nor Deer Creek have any future games scheduled.
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