Volleyball Game Preview: Newton County on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 15, 2024, 1:11am

Volleyball Preview: Newton County Cougars vs. West Lauderdale Knights

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Newton County has won 14 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while West Lauderdale has won 14 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Newton County Cougars will welcome the West Lauderdale Knights at 6:30 p.m.

Last Tuesday, Newton County had just enough and edged West Lauderdale out 3-2.

Newton County was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (106-104), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 26-24, 21-25, 17-25, 15-11.

Newton County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emma Kate Munn, who had nine digs. That's the most blocks Munn has posted since last Thursday.

Newton County is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which somehow isn't as good as their 21-3-1 record this season. As for West Lauderdale, their loss dropped their record down to 14-12.

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