North Royalton and Nordonia are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The North Royalton Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Nordonia Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, North Royalton came up short against Brecksville-Broadview Heights and fell 3-1. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Royalton took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21.
Despite the loss, North Royalton had strong showings from Kaitlyn Bryant, who had eight digs and four aces, and Cailey Vranic, who had 14 digs. The dominant performance gave Bryant a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Nordonia also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Chardon by a score of 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Hilltoppers: they've now lost three in a row.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-23, 22-25, 25-20.
North Royalton's loss ended a 13-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-3. As for Nordonia, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.
North Royalton beat Nordonia 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August. Will North Royalton repeat their success, or does Nordonia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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