Norton's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Dedham Marauders as the Norton Lancers made off with a 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Lancers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The final score came out to 26-24, 27-25, 25-20.
Norton can attribute much of their success to Lucy Perachio, who had 11 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Perachio a new career-high in aces.
Norton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Despite the defeat, Dedham had strong showings from Megan McNamara, who had nine kills, four digs, and four digs, and Sarah Walsh, who had nine digs and 31 assists. McNamara is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least five every time she's taken the court this season.
Norton's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Dedham, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-8.
Norton will square off against Holliston at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Dedham, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat vs. Medfield on the 27th.
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