With a playoff game on the line, Norcross rose to the challenge on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Archer Tigers as they made off with a 3-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Blue Devils who have now won ten games in a row.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Norcross was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-13, 25-13.
Norcross found their leader in underclassman Valentina Casagrande, who had five aces and three digs.
Norcross couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.7% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.1% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 37.8%.
When it comes to explaining why Archer lost, don't look at Jayana Castro. Despite the final result, she had six digs.
Norcross pushed their record up to 35-5 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home. As for Archer, their loss dropped their record down to 23-4.
Norcross will challenge Buford at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Buford will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Norcross surely won't give up without a fight. Archer does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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