Norton has gone 10-0 against Springfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Norton Panthers will be playing at home against the Springfield Spartans at 6:30 p.m.
Norton is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Woodridge just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-17 in the first set.
Norton took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-22, 15-5.
Norton's loss came about despite a quality game from Kennedy Cooper, who had 11 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley Sanderson, who had 12 digs.
Even though they lost, Norton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Springfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They put the hurt on Cuyahoga Falls with a sharp 3-0 win on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Spartans have posted since September 16th.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Springfield was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-7, 25-10.
Norton's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-3. As for Springfield, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Norton was able to grind out a solid victory over Springfield in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Will Norton repeat their success, or does Springfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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