Norton is ranked highly in their home state and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Southern Valley. The Norton Bluejays might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Southern Valley Eagles an easy 52-26 win. The Bluejays' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Despite the loss, Norton still got an impressive performance from Hallie Brooks, who posted nine points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. That was a full 34.6% of Norton's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
Norton's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Southern Valley, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-2.
Norton will be playing at home against Russell at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Southern Valley, it'll be Battle of the Birds when the Southern Valley Eagles duke it out with the Ravenna Bluejays at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southern Valley's defense has only allowed 29.3 points per game this season, so Ravenna's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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