South Newton is 10-0 against North Newton since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The South Newton Rebels and the North Newton Spartans are set to duel. South Newton is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
South Newton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on North White with a sharp 3-0 victory.
South Newton's got stronger as the match went on, holding North White to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-16, 25-13.
South Newton can attribute much of their success to Briley Iseminger, who had seven digs and two aces, and Lindsay Lowe, who had 31 assists. Lowe has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last 22 times she's played.
South Newton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 19 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, North Newton had to endure an 11-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 3-1 win over West Central on Tuesday.
North Newton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 28-26, 25-15, 25-14.
South Newton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for North Newton, their victory bumped their record up to 2-22.
South Newton took their win against North Newton in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will South Newton repeat their success, or does North Newton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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