Wilmington Charter and Newark Charter School are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Wilmington Charter Force will venture away from home to take on the Newark Charter School Patriots at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Newark Charter School took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Wilmington Charter, who comes in off a win.
Wilmington Charter is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Archmere Academy, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Wilmington Charter was ranked first). Wilmington Charter came out on top against Archmere Academy by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Force.
Meanwhile, Newark Charter School entered their matchup against Padua Academy on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Newark Charter School fell just short of Padua Academy by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Patriots let down their fans at home.
Newark Charter School wouldn't go down easily and took Padua Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-22, 25-20, 21-25, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Newark Charter School had strong showings from Emily Wilson, who had ten digs and 23 assists, and Charlotte Seiler, who had 19 digs.
Wilmington Charter pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Newark Charter School, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2.
Wilmington Charter took their win against Newark Charter School when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilmington Charter since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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