Volleyball Preview: Conner Cougars vs. Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds
Conner is 9-1 against Newport Central Catholic since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Conner Cougars are on the road again to play the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Conner is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 12th on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to St. Henry.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-10, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Newport Central Catholic came up short against Bishop Brossart on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 17-25, 25-23, 25-23.
Newport Central Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Vivi Fassler, who had 22 digs and 31 assists, and Paytin Reckers, who had 14 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Reckers has posted in her last nine games.
Conner's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9. As for Newport Central Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-17 record this season.
Conner beat Newport Central Catholic 2-0 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will Conner repeat their success, or does Newport Central Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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