The Newton County Cougars will head out to take on the Northeast Lauderdale Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Newton County earned a 3-1 victory over West Lauderdale. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
The final score came out to 25-21, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19.
Newton County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Shae Jimmie, who had six aces and a block, and Emma Kate Munn, who had seven digs and two aces. Jimmie is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last 59 games she's played dating back to last season.
Newton County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Northeast Lauderdale got the win against Choctaw Central on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Newton County pushed their record up to 22-3-1 with that win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Northeast Lauderdale, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Newton County took their victory against Northeast Lauderdale in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Newton County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northeast Lauderdale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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