Newton won the last time they faced Arkansas City, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Newton Railroaders had just enough and edged the Arkansas City Bulldogs out 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Newton got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 23-25, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Arkansas City had strong showings from Haylea Sampson, who had ten digs, and Savannah Phillips, who had seven kills, seven digs, and seven digs. Phillips is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Newton's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-8. As for Arkansas City, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Newton will square off against Kapaun Mt. Carmel on Saturday. Kapaun Mt. Carmel is coming into the match with seven straight losses at home, meaning Newton will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Arkansas City, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Andover at 6:00 p.m.
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