The home team had come away the winner the last four times Normandy and Lakewood had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Invaders lost 3-0 to the Rangers on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rangers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Normandy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Lakewood work for it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 26-23.
Anais Valentin Rivera paced Normandy's offense, picking up 11 kills. Valentin Rivera got some help from Taylor Shaw and her 19 assists. Jessica Chuba controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Lakewood can attribute much of their success to Audrey McNulty, who had 15 digs and two assists.
Normandy's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Lakewood, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Normandy has already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Buckeye on the 9th. As for Lakewood, they will take on Valley Forge at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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