East Newton lost against Pierce City on September 2nd, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The East Newton Patriots took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pierce City Eagles. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
While East Newton was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-18.
East Newton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Pierce City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2-1 record this season.
East Newton will square off against McDonald County at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Pierce City, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Lockwood at 5:30 p.m.
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