After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Faith Christian, DeMotte Christian was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They skirted past the North Newton Spartans 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Knights also won the last time the pair played back in August.
DeMotte Christian took North Newton into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-22, 23-25, 21-25, 15-6.
Abbey Talarek was the offensive standout of the match as she had 14 digs.
DeMotte Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since two weeks ago.
DeMotte Christian's win bumped their record up to 3-10. As for North Newton, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. DeMotte Christian will venture away from home to take on Lake Station Edison at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Newton, they will challenge Frontier at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Frontier is coming into the game with four straight victories at home, so North Newton will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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