Newton North won the last time they faced Melrose, and things went their way on Friday too. The Newton North Tigers were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Melrose Red Raiders. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Newton North's got stronger as the match went on, holding Melrose to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-15.
Melrose lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Alex Homan, who had four digs, a kill, and 19 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Leah Fowke, who had eight digs and six kills.
Newton North's win bumped their record up to 19-1. As for Melrose, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-3.
As of now, neither Newton North nor Melrose have any future games scheduled.
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