Newark Catholic is 10-0 against Johnstown-Monroe since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Newark Catholic Green Wave will look to defend their home court against the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies at 7:00 p.m. Newark Catholic will be strutting in after a win while Johnstown-Monroe will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Newark Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Utica, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Green Wave.
Newark Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the nexttwo. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 25-11, 25-14, 25-18.
Newark Catholic relied on the efforts of Jillian Given, who had 14 digs and three aces, and Layla Jones, who had four digs and three aces. Given has been hot recently, having posted four or more digs the last five times she's played.
Meanwhile, Johnstown-Monroe came up short against Watkins Memorial on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-18, 19-25, 29-27.
Newark Catholic's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Johnstown-Monroe, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Everything went Newark Catholic's way against Johnstown-Monroe in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Newark Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Newark Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Johnstown-Monroe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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