It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Newton-Conover can now relate to. They came up short against the Southwestern Randolph Cougars on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Red Devils just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
While Newton-Conover was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-23, 25-9.
Newton-Conover's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Southwestern Randolph, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season.
Newton-Conover does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southwestern Randolph, they will head out to take on West Stanly at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Stanly is coming into the game with 15 straight victories at home, so Southwestern Randolph will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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