Newton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hutchinson Salthawks. The Railroaders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Salthawks earlier this season, when they won 2-0.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-16.
Ana Lawrence paced Newton's offense, picking up four kills. Lawrence got some help from Pozzi Krehbiel and her eight assists.
Newton's defeat dropped their record down to 8-21. As for Hutchinson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Newton has already played their next matchup (against Andover), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Hutchinson, they will square off against Maize at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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