Norwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Dedham Marauders. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Marauders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
While Norwood had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 24-26, 25-20, 25-18.
Despite the defeat, Norwood had strong showings from Kim Laia, who had 30 digs, two kills, and two aces, and Colleen Brady, who had 12 digs and five aces. Those two aces gave Laia a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Norwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dedham to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sarah Walsh, who had eight digs and 27 assists. Walsh has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more assists the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Meryl McCormick, who had 15 kills and six digs.
Norwood's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Dedham, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-13.
Norwood has already played their next match, a 3-2 defeat against Walpole on the 21st. As for Dedham, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Westwood at 5:30 p.m.
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