It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Newman had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Oneida Nation Thunderhawks. The victory was familiar territory for the Fighting Cardinals who have now won 13 contests in a row.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Newman took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-12, 25-3.
Newman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Newman is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-13 record this season. As for Oneida Nation, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-15.
Newman will square off against Hilbert at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Oneida Nation does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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