Newton Local won the last time they faced Franklin Monroe, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Newton Local Indians had just enough and edged the Franklin Monroe Jets out 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Newton Local got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 10-25, 25-19, 24-26, 15-3.
Newton Local was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Reagan Flora and Layni Ressler certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Flora had 19 digs, while Ressler had 16 digs. Ressler is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Newton Local is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Franklin Monroe, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Newton Local will square off against Tri-County North at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Newton Local is facing Tri-County North at the right time seeing as Tri-County North is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Franklin Monroe, they will venture away from home to challenge Tri-Village at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tri-Village will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each game than the last.
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