Champion had taken Newton Falls down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Golden Flashes lost 3-0 to the Tigers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
While Champion ultimately came up short, they really made Newton Falls work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-17, 25-20.
Audrey Sewell paced Champion's offense, picking up six kills. Sewell got some help from Zoe Patelle and her 14 assists. Patelle was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Torrie Fanton had an outrageously good game for Newton Falls as she had 36 assists and 12 digs. Fanton has been hot, having posted 27 or more assists the last seven times she's played.
Champion's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Newton Falls, they pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Coming up, Champion will square off against Berkshire at 7:00 p.m. on the 16th. As for Newton Falls, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Maplewood on the 8th.
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