After flying high against Franklin Monroe on Thursday, Newton Local came back down to earth. The Indians fell 3-1 to the Fairlawn Jets on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Indians in their meetings with the Jets: they've now lost five in a row.
While Newton Local ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 23-25, 25-17, 25-20.
Mya Denlinger
| 09/29/25 @ Fairlawn | 14 |
| 09/25/25 vs Franklin Monroe | 16 |
| 09/23/25 @ Ansonia | 19 |
| 09/18/25 vs Dixie | 30 |
| 09/16/25 @ Mississinawa Valley | 12 |
| + 5 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Newton Local lost, don't look at Mya Denlinger. Despite the final result, she had 14 digs. Denlinger is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in each of the last ten games she's played. Another player making a difference was Laila Avila, who had ten digs.
Newton Local now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Fairlawn, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-13.
Newton Local has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Tri-County North on the 30th. As for Fairlawn, they are taking a road trip to challenge Anna at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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