Deer Creek and Norman North are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Deer Creek Antlers will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Norman North Timberwolves, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Deer Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oklahoma's top teams: Piedmont, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Deer Creek was ranked third). Deer Creek skirted past Piedmont 3-2.
Meanwhile, Norman North can finally bid farewell to their 17-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. Everything went their way against Enid as Norman North made off with a 3-0 win. The match marked the Timberwolves' most dominant victory of the season.
Norman North's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Enid between 17 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-20, 25-17.
Norman North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 5.4.
Deer Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Norman North, their win bumped their record up to 5-24.
Everything went Deer Creek's way against Norman North in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 as Deer Creek made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Deer Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Norman North turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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