Volleyball Preview: Newark Catholic Green Wave vs. Watkins Memorial Warriors
The Newark Catholic Green Wave will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Watkins Memorial Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Newark Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Liberty-Benton and fell 2-1. The Green Wave have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Newark Catholic lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-23, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Watkins Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Licking Heights.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 18-25, 25-8, 25-18.
The losing side was boosted by Ellah Bigham, who had ten digs and 11 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Sami Speakman, who had 16 digs.
Newark Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Watkins Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Everything went Newark Catholic's way against Watkins Memorial in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, as Newark Catholic made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newark Catholic since the squad 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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