East Newton posted their closest victory since September 20th on Monday. They won by a set and slipped past the Neosho Wildcats 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Patriots, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
East Newton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 18-25, 25-20, 25-10, 15-6.
Kolby Rinehart paced East Newton's offense, picking up 15 kills. Rinehart got some help from Camryn Cornett and her 22 assists. Cornett was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.

Patriots
| 10/06/25 @ Neosho | 3-2 |
| 09/25/25 @ McDonald County | 3-0 |
| 09/23/25 @ Aurora | 3-1 |
| 09/20/25 @ New Heights Christian Academy | 2-0 |
East Newton pushed their record up to 13-14-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Neosho, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-17-2.
East Newton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Seneca on the 7th. As for Neosho, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Willard on the 7th.
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