Kewanee hadn't done well against Newman Central Catholic recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Kewanee Boilermakers walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Newman Central Catholic Comets. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Boilermakers also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Kewanee never let Newman Central Catholic on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-17.
Kewanee is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-15-1 record this season. As for Newman Central Catholic, their loss was their 11th straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-24-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kewanee will head out to challenge Monmouth-Roseville at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Kewanee is facing Monmouth-Roseville at the right time seeing as Monmouth-Roseville is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Newman Central Catholic, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Eastland at 10:00 a.m.
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