Westwood has gone 10-0 against Norton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Westwood Wolverines are taking a road trip to face off against the Norton Lancers at 6:00 p.m. Westwood will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Westwood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Bellingham, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Westwood was ranked tenth). Westwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Bellingham on Monday, sneaking past 3-2.
Westwood was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-101), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 13-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-22, 17-15.
Westwood's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Immy Roberts, who had 16 digs and two aces, and Angelina Homsy, who had six digs and five kills. With that strong performance, Roberts is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Norton and Nipmuc Regional met for a duel on Thursday where Norton couldn't get it done. Norton took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Nipmuc Regional. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Norton 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 25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20.
Westwood's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Norton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Westwood skirted past Norton 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westwood since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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