Norris has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Standing Bear Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Norris is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Lincoln Lutheran, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Norris was ranked third). Norris blew past Lincoln Lutheran 3-0 on Tuesday.
The final score came out to 25-20, 26-24, 25-22.
Norris relied on the efforts of Rya Borer, who had 21 digs, and Zoe Rademacher, who had eight digs and 16 assists. Rademacher is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Standing Bear can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Beatrice as Standing Bear made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Grizzlies have posted since October 3rd.
Standing Bear's got stronger as the match went on, holding Beatrice to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-20, 25-19.
Norris' victory was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 31-1. As for Standing Bear, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-23.
Norris was able to grind out a solid victory over Standing Bear in their previous meeting last Saturday, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Norris 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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