The Newton South Lions will face off against the Wayland Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Newton South is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Newton North just ended the team's four-match winning streak on Friday. They fell 3-1 to the Tigers.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Newton North scored at least 18 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 20-25, 25-21, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Wayland entered their tilt with Natick on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Redhawks.
Wayland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-9.
Newton South's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Wayland, their win bumped their record up to an identical 11-7.
Newton South might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Wayland when the teams last played back in September. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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