The Norton Panthers didn't have quite enough to beat the Marlington Dukes on Saturday and fell 3-2.
Norton was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Marlington work for it, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 28-26, 25-19, 21-25, 21-25, 15-13.
Norton's defeat dropped their record down to 20-3. As for Marlington, the victory (which was their 19th in a row) raised their record to 20-2.
Norton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Conneaut on the 16th. As for Marlington, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Shaw on the 16th.
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