Volleyball Recap: South Newton Rebels vs. Frontier Falcons
South Newton won the last time they faced Frontier, and things went their way on Monday too. The South Newton Rebels put the hurt on the Frontier Falcons with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Rebels have posted against the Falcons since October 14, 2021.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: South Newton took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-11, 25-12.
Leading South Newton to victory were Taylor Cripe and Briley Iseminger. Cripe hit 90% for 18 killssix aces, while Iseminger had nine digs. Those 90% hitting percentage gave Cripe a new career-high.
She wasn't the only one working in the hitting percentage department: South Newton couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 54.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.3% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 40.6%.
South Newton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Frontier, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-16.
South Newton has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Lake Station Edison on the 8th. As for Frontier, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Rensselaer Central on the 10th.
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