Volleyball Preview: Newsome Wolves vs. Venice Indians
The Newsome Wolves's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Venice Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Newsome is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Riverview.
While Newsome won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Venice had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-16, 18-25, 25-16, 29-27.
Venice got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brighton Ferguson out in front who had 17 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Gruhl, who had ten digs, two aces, and a kill.
She wasn't the only good server: Venice was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive games.
Newsome's record now sits at 12-9. As for Venice, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-9.
Newsome might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Venice when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Newsome avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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