The Cicero-North Syracuse Northstars will head out on the road to take on the Fayetteville-Manlius Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Cicero-North Syracuse is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with ten defeats in a row, Cicero-North Syracuse finally turned things around against Nottingham on Wednesday. They blew past the Bulldogs 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Northstars have posted since September 12th.
Cicero-North Syracuse's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Nottingham between 18 and 19 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-18, 25-19.
Phillip Greer was a one-man wrecking crew for Cicero-North Syracuse as he had 13 digs, nine kills, and three aces. Those three aces gave Greer a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Greer, who had nine kills, six digs, and a block.
Meanwhile, Fayetteville-Manlius came up short against East Syracuse-Minoa last Monday and fell 3-1.
While Fayetteville-Manlius ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-17, 22-25, 25-17.
Cicero-North Syracuse's victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10. As for Fayetteville-Manlius, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Cicero-North Syracuse might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Fayetteville-Manlius when the teams last played back in September. Can Cicero-North Syracuse avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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