If Nordonia was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Stow-Munroe Falls last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Nordonia Knights fell just short of the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Knights have struggled against the Bees recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Nordonia took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-22, 18-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Nordonia's loss came despite strong showings from Avery Palinkas and Tatum Hameed. Palinkas had 13 digs and 22 assists, while Hameed had ten digs and four aces. That's the most aces Hameed has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Chuppa, who had nine digs.
Even though they lost, Nordonia 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 seven consecutive contests.
Brecksville-Broadview Heights found their leader in sophomore Sabrina Chatal, who had eight digs and two aces.
Nordonia's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Brecksville-Broadview Heights, they pushed their record up to 15-7 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Nordonia wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Normandy on the 23rd. Brecksville-Broadview Heights has also already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Shaker Heights on the 23rd.
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