The Norwood Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Norton Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Norwood has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight losses, while Norton will come in with five straight victories.
Norwood came up short against Nipmuc Regional on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Norwood was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Nipmuc Regional's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-17, 25-20.
Norton won the last time they faced Hopkinton, and Alex George did his part to make sure it happened again. The Lancers put the hurt on the Hillers with a sharp 3-0 win on Friday for which the team can thank George, who had 17 digs. He is on a roll when it comes to digs, as he's now had ten or more in each of the last six games he's played.
Norton walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-13, 25-22.
Norwood's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Norton, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-7.
Norwood couldn't quite get it done against Norton when the teams last played back in April as they fell 3-1. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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