The Newton-Conover Red Devils will square off against the Lincolnton Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Newton-Conover took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against West Caldwell as Newton-Conover made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Newton-Conover was: they took every set by at least 25 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-0, 25-0, 25-0.
Meanwhile, Lincolnton came into Thursday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Bunker Hill on Thursday.
Lincolnton took Bunker Hill into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 28-26, 20-25, 18-25, 15-9.
Kara Anthony had a dynamite game for Lincolnton, getting 33 digs and two aces. Anthony is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 16 games she's played dating back to last season.
Lincolnton kept the net locked down and finished the game with 28 blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 24.6.
Newton-Conover's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Lincolnton, their record now sits at 6-9.
Newton-Conover beat Lincolnton 3-1 when the teams last played back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newton-Conover since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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