Newton Local is 0-5 against Russia since August of 2014 but things could change on Monday. The Newton Local Indians will host the Russia Raiders at 6:45 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Russia is hoping to do what National Trail couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Newton Local's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Everything went Newton Local's way against National Trail as Newton Local made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Newton Local took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-10, 25-13.
Newton Local was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 15 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Russia and Botkins met for a duel on Thursday where Russia prevailed. Russia blew past Botkins 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
While Russia might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Botkins scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-16, 25-13.
Newton Local has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Russia, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.
Newton Local came up short against Russia in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Russia's Kourtney Phlipot, who had 17 digs and four aces. Now that Newton Local knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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