Newark Memorial has been on the road for six straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Mission San Jose Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Newark Memorial had just enough and edged Moreau Catholic out 3-2.
Newark Memorial was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Mission San Jose earned a 3-1 win over Washington on Thursday.
Mission San Jose 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 16-25, 28-26, 32-30, 25-18.
Mission San Jose can attribute much of their success to Allie Tong, who had 23 digs. With that strong performance, Tong is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Newark Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Mission San Jose, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Newark Memorial suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mission San Jose when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Newark Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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