Volleyball Preview: Newark Norsemen vs. Prairie Central Hawks
The Newark Norsemen will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Prairie Central Hawks at 6:30 p.m. Newark will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
On Thursday, Newark was able to grind out a solid win over Hiawatha, taking the game 2-0.
Newark easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-20.
Newark was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Prairie Central earned a 2-0 victory over St. Joseph-Ogden on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Prairie Central's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping St. Joseph-Ogden between 20 and 21 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-20.
Newark is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Prairie Central, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-16.
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