New Waverly had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Normangee Panthers out 3-2. The Bulldogs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.
New Waverly wouldn't go down easily and took Normangee into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-20, 25-13, 21-25, 15-9.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brackyn Frederick, who had 17 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Frederick a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Gracin Shaffer, who had 22 digs.
New Waverly has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-17 record this season. As for Normangee, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-26.
New Waverly has already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against East Bernard on the 5th. As for Normangee, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Cross Roads on the 4th.
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