Volleyball Recap: Newton Falls Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Payton Murphy and Torrie Fanton

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 2:57pm

Volleyball Recap: Newton Falls Tigers vs. Garfield G-Men

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Newton Falls lost against Garfield back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Newton Falls Tigers lost 3-0 to the Garfield G-Men. The Tigers have struggled against the G-Men recently, as their game on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, 25-21.

Torrie Fanton and Payton Murphy certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Fanton had 15 digs and 20 assists, while Murphy had 14 digs. Fanton is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season.

Newton Falls now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Garfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.

Newton Falls didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Badger on the 7th. Garfield has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Crestview on the 3rd.

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