It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Newman had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the Florence Bobcats by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Fighting Cardinals also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-11, 24-26, 25-11.
Newman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Florence only served seven.
Newman is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-13 record this season. As for Florence, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 29-9-1 record.
Newman is on the road again on Thursday to play Columbus Catholic at 9:00 a.m. Columbus Catholic will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Newman surely won't give up without a fight. Florence does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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