Aurora's game on Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They came out on top against the East Newton Patriots by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Houn Dawgs also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2020.
Aurora had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 15-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-21.
Aurora was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight contests.
Aurora's victory bumped their record up to 3-9-2. As for East Newton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
Aurora wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Joplin on the 28th. As for East Newton, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Neosho at 4:30 p.m. on October 7th.
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