North Newton is 0-10 against South Newton since August of 2019 but things could change on Saturday. The North Newton Spartans and the South Newton Rebels are set to duel.
North Newton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over West Central. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Spartans as it put an end to their 11-game losing streak.
North Newton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 28-26, 25-15, 25-14.
Meanwhile, South Newton waltzed into their match on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was South Newton's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-16, 25-13.
Briley Iseminger and Lindsay Lowe were among the main playmakers for South Newton as the former had seven digs and two aces and the latter had 31 assists. Lowe has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last 22 times she's played.
South Newton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 19 consecutive matchups.
North Newton's victory bumped their record up to 2-22. As for South Newton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season.
North Newton suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to South Newton when the teams last played back in September. Can North Newton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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