East Newton had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They skirted past the McDonald County Mustangs 2-1. The Patriots have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Mustangs, too.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day East Newton got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-15, 14-25, 25-23.
Sylvia Larsen went supernova for East Newton, getting 23 digs.
Despite the loss, McDonald County saw an underclassman step up: Cadence Slinkard had four digs and three aces. Slinkard is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
East Newton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-14 record this season. As for McDonald County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-23-1.
East Newton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Wheaton on the 14th. McDonald County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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