It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Norwell can now relate to. They fell just short of the Heritage Patriots by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Knights of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Norwell lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 16-25, 15-12.
Norwell's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Autumn Lee, who had 15 digs, and Kaitlee Reinhard, who had ten digs.
Even though they lost, Norwell kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since the start of last season.
Heritage was led to victory by Gabby Roussey and Alexa Walter. Roussey had 14 digs, while Walter had 14 digs, 13 kills, and two aces. Walter is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Norwell's record now sits at 20-13. As for Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 20-13 record this season.
Norwell does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Heritage, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against New Castle at 4:00 p.m. New Castle will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Heritage surely won't give up without a fight.
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