The Newark Norsemen will venture away from home to take on the Moline Maroons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Newark beat LaMoille 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Norsemen.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Newark was: they took both sets by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-11.
Newark found their leader in underclassman Taylor Jeffers, who had two aces and 16 assists. Jeffers is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 15 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Moline had already won eight in a row and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the Royals 2-1.
Moline had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-17, 15-12.
Newark pushed their record up to 23-9 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Moline, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.
Newark came out on top in a nail-biter against Moline in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Newark have another victory up their sleeve, or will Moline turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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