Arkansas City lost against Newton back in October of 2020, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Arkansas City Bulldogs fell just short of the Newton Railroaders by a score of 2-1.
Arkansas City might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Newton: every set was decided by two points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 23-25, 25-23.
Arkansas City's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Haylea Sampson, who had ten digs, and Savannah Phillips, who had seven kills, seven digs, and seven digs. Phillips is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Arkansas City's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Newton, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-8.
Arkansas City will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Andover at 6:00 p.m. As for Newton, they will head out to face off against Kapaun Mt. Carmel on Saturday. Kapaun Mt. Carmel is coming into the matchup with seven straight losses at home, meaning Newton will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
