Newark waltzed into their match on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top against the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans by a score of 2-0.
Newark never let St. Joseph-Ogden on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-16.
Newark can attribute much of their success to Elle Norquist, who had nine digs.
Newark has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-15 record this season.
Newark will square off against Rock Island at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 7:00 p.m.
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