On Tuesday Normandy will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Buckeye Bucks at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Normandy sidestepped Lakewood for a 3-2 victory.
Normandy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (106-98), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 26-24, 17-25, 15-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Buckeye made easy work of Valley Forge on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bucks.
Buckeye found their leader in underclassman Aurora Allen, who had five aces and ten assists.
Buckeye was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Normandy's record now sits at 2-9. As for Buckeye, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Normandy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Buckeye in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Normandy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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