Newton Local is 2-7 against Riverside since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Newton Local Indians will look to defend their home court against the Riverside Pirates at 11:00 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Newton Local came up short against Mississinawa Valley and fell 3-1. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Newton Local took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 25-16, 25-18, 28-26.
Meanwhile, Riverside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Covington.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-14, 25-14.
Newton Local's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Riverside, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Everything went Newton Local's way against Riverside in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Newton Local made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Newton Local have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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