Volleyball Preview: South Newton Rebels vs. North White Vikings
After five games on the road, South Newton is heading back home. They will welcome the North White Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Newton will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Covington, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. South Newton had just enough and edged Covington out 3-2.
South Newton wouldn't go down easily and took Covington into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 21-25, 19-25, 15-8.
South Newton found their leader in underclassman Briley Iseminger, who had 17 digs. Those 17 digs set a new season-high mark for Iseminger.
South Newton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything went North White's way against Delphi Community on Tuesday as North White made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was North White's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-16, 25-11.
South Newton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for North White, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: South Newton has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 12 aces per game. However, it's not like North White struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went South Newton's way against North White in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as South Newton made off with a 3-0 victory. Does South Newton have another victory up their sleeve, or will North White turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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