New Philadelphia lost against Dover back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The New Philadelphia Quakers fell just short of the Dover Crimson Tornadoes by a score of 3-2. The Quakers haven't had much luck with the Crimson Tornadoes recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
New Philadelphia took Dover into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 16-25, 20-25, 25-11, 15-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dover to victory, but perhaps none more so than Madeline Fockler, who had 19 digs and three aces. Fockler is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Chera Schmidt, who had 12 digs and two aces.
New Philadelphia now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Dover, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
New Philadelphia will face off against Lexington at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Lexington is coming into the matchup with five straight victories on the road, so New Philadelphia will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Dover, they will square off against Norwayne at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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