Volleyball Preview: Highland Park Scots vs. Newman Smith Trojans
Highland Park is 4-0 against Newman Smith since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Highland Park Scots will challenge the Newman Smith Trojans at 6:30 p.m. Highland Park will be strutting in after a victory while Newman Smith will be coming in after a defeat.
Highland Park took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over The Colony.
A big factor in the win was Highland Park's feisty defense: they held The Colony to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-11, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Newman Smith lost 3-0 to Reedy on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost six in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-13, 25-17.
Highland Park is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Newman Smith, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-15.
Highland Park took their win against Newman Smith when the teams last played back in October of 2019 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Highland Park repeat their success, or does Newman Smith have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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