The Buford Wolves's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Norcross Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Buford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Cherokee 3-0.
While Buford won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Norcross had already won nine in a row and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Blue Devils have posted against the Tigers since October 18, 2016.
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%.
Buford pushed their record up to 22-10 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home. As for Norcross, their victory bumped their record up to 35-5.
Buford suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Norcross in their previous matchup on October 3rd. Will Buford have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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