Volleyball Game Preview: Kewanee Boilermakers vs. Newman Central Catholic Comets + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 14, 2025, 9:41pm

Volleyball Preview: Kewanee Boilermakers vs. Newman Central Catholic Comets

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the IL High School Assn. (IHSA) & Kewanee High School. Watch Full Replay

Kewanee hasn't had much luck against Newman Central Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Boilermakers will host the Comets at 6:00 p.m. Newman Central Catholic took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Kewanee, who comes in off a win.

On Tuesday, Kewanee beat Hall 2-0. The victory continues a trend for the Boilermakers in their matchups with the Red Devils: they've now won seven in a row.

Kewanee easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-17.

Meanwhile, Newman Central Catholic came up short against Erie-Prophetstown on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The Comets have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

While Newman Central Catholic was not able to win a set, they sure kept things interesting: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-23.

Newman Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Kewanee, their win bumped their record up to 13-14-1.

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