South Newton won the last time they faced Frontier, and things went their way on Monday too. The South Newton Rebels put the hurt on the Frontier Falcons with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Rebels have posted against the Falcons since October 14, 2021.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: South Newton took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-11, 25-12.
Leading South Newton to victory were Taylor Cripe and Briley Iseminger. Cripe hit 90% for 18 killssix aces, while Iseminger had nine digs. Those 90% hitting percentage gave Cripe a new career-high.
She wasn't the only one working in the hitting percentage department: South Newton couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 54.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.3% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 40.6%.
South Newton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Frontier, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-16.
South Newton has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Lake Station Edison on the 8th. As for Frontier, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Rensselaer Central on the 10th.
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