Newton Falls lost against Champion back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Newton Falls Tigers fell 3-1 to the Champion Golden Flashes.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 20-25, 25-17, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, Newton Falls had strong showings from Torrie Fanton, who had 17 digs and 35 assists, and Payton Murphy, who had 15 digs and two aces. Fanton is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 16 games she's played dating back to last season.
Avery Boggs was a one-man wrecking crew for Champion as she had 20 digs and three aces.
Newton Falls' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-11. As for Champion, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Newton Falls is on the road again on Thursday to play Windham at 7:00 p.m. Newton Falls is facing Windham at the right time seeing as Windham is stuck on a three-game losing streak. After both having extra time off, Champion and South Range will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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