After flying high against Wheaton on Monday, East Newton came back down to earth. The Patriots lost 3-0 to the Nevada Tigers on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost nine 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, 25-12, 25-13.
Kolby Rinehart paced East Newton's offense, picking up seven kills. Rinehart got some help from Camryn Cornett and her ten assists. Rinehart was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Leading Nevada to victory were Halle Hawks and Alatna Snyder. Hawks had 13 digs, while Snyder had 12 assists. Those 13 digs gave Hawks a new career-high.
East Newton's loss dropped their record down to 15-15-1. As for Nevada, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 23-6-2.
East Newton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nevada, they will challenge Bolivar at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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