After flying high against Ravenna last Tuesday, Coventry came back down to earth. The Coventry Comets fell just short of the Norton Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Comets of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Coventry took Norton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-14, 21-25, 24-26, 15-7.
Coventry's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kayla Kantorowski, who had 28 digs, and Ava Burkhart, who had 11 digs and eight aces. With that strong performance, Burkhart is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game.
Even though they lost, Coventry was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Coventry's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Norton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Coventry and Buckeye will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Buckeye is coming into the match with three straight victories on the road, so Coventry will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Norton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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