South Newton waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the DeMotte Christian Knights 3-0. The Rebels have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Knights, too.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant South Newton was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-4, 25-11.
South Newton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Taylor Cripe led the charge by hitting 88% for 22 kills11 aces, eight digs, and eight digs. Cripe is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 27 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Briley Iseminger, who had nine digs and two aces.
South Newton couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
South Newton pushed their record up to 16-9 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for DeMotte Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-13.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Newton will stay at home for another game and welcome Benton Central at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for DeMotte Christian, they will welcome Bowman Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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