Norwell and New Haven are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Norwell Knights will head out to face off against the New Haven Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Norwell came up short against Bellmont on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
While Norwell was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-10, 26-24.
Meanwhile, New Haven had just enough and edged Huntington North out 3-2 on Tuesday.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (108-103) New Haven actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 27-25, 24-26, 12-25, 15-10.
Norwell's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10. As for New Haven, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Norwell came out on top in a nail-biter against New Haven in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Norwell since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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