After three games on the road, Norwayne is heading back home. They will host the Smithville Smithies at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Norwayne will be strutting in after a win while Smithville will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Norwayne sidestepped Chippewa for a 3-2 victory.
Norwayne took Chippewa into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 22-25, 15-25, 25-20, 15-7.
Norwayne kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Smithville's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Dalton by a score of 3-2.
Smithville took Dalton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-17, 27-29, 25-15, 15-12.
Norwayne pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Smithville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Norwayne hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.9 blocks per game. It's a different story for Smithville, though, as they've been averaging only 1.1. Given Norwayne's sizable advantage in that area, Smithville will need to find a way to close that gap.
Norwayne suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Smithville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Norwayne avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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