The Newport Christian Seahawks will head out to take on the Webb Gauls at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Newport Christian took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They blew past Magnolia Science Academy 3-0. The victory continues a trend for the Seahawks in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now won five in a row.
Newport Christian was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Webb posted their closest win since September 4th on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over San Gabriel Academy.
Webb wouldn't go down easily and took San Gabriel Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-10, 21-25, 25-11, 15-9.
The win got Newport Christian back to even at 2-2. As for Webb, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2.
Newport Christian might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Webb in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Seahawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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