Woodridge had already won seven in a row, and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Norton Panthers out 3-2. For the Bulldogs, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 loss the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Woodridge took Norton into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-13, 22-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Woodridge had a senior duo take command as Catie Patterson had 39 digs and four aces and Cece Patterson had 11 digs and seven aces. Catie is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had six or more in the last 33 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Chloe Shipbaugh, who had ten digs.
Woodridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Norton lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kennedy Cooper, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Woodridge pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Norton, the defeat snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 7-2 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Woodridge will head out to square off against Cloverleaf at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Norton, they will take on Springfield at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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