Newton County won the last time they faced West Lauderdale, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Newton County Cougars walked away with a 3-1 victory over the West Lauderdale Knights. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19.
Newton County was led to victory by Shae Jimmie and Emma Kate Munn. Jimmie had six aces and a block, while Munn 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 of 2023.
Despite the loss, West Lauderdale still got an impressive performance from Olivia Miles, who had ten digs.
Newton County's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-3-1. As for West Lauderdale, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-13.
Newton County will venture away from home to challenge Northeast Lauderdale at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for West Lauderdale, they will face off against Choctaw Central at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Lauderdale is facing Choctaw Central at the right time seeing as Choctaw Central is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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