Newark Memorial lost against Moreau Catholic back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Cougars came up short against the Mariners, falling 3-0. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Newark Memorial was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Moreau Catholic work for it, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-16, 27-25.
Jonathan Mitiku paced Newark Memorial's offense, picking up ten kills. Mitiku got some help from Hamid Stanizai and his 25 assists. Urfan Stanizai controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Moreau Catholic was led to victory by Lucas Dong and Henry Hathaway. Dong had nine digs and one assist, while Hathaway had 11 assists. Miles Moore also deserves some recognition as he had his first digs of the season.
Newark Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Moreau Catholic, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 23-2.
Newark Memorial didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against James Logan on the 29th. As for Moreau Catholic, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Clovis West on the 25th.
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