The Newman Fighting Cardinals's road trip will continue as they head out to face the McDonell Central Macks at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Last Tuesday, Newman didn't have quite enough to beat Marathon and fell 3-2.
Newman actually scored more points across those five sets (104-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 16-25, 15-12.
Despite their loss, Newman saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Anna Carlson, who had ten digs, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Anna France, who had four digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Newman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since last Tuesday.
Meanwhile, McDonell Central waltzed into their match on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Orioles , sneaking past 3-2.
McDonell Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first firsttwo sets, they turned around to win the next four. After all that action, the final score was 11-25, 18-25, 25-21, 25-16, 15-9.
Newman's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for McDonell Central, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4.
Newman came up short against McDonell Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Newman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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