South Newton and Illiana Christian met for a duel on Tuesday where South Newton prevailed. The South Newton Rebels won by a set and slipped past the Illiana Christian Vikings 3-2. For the Rebels, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss the Vikings walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August.
South Newton wouldn't go down easily and took Illiana Christian into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-13, 25-22, 17-25, 16-14.
Briley Iseminger had a dynamite game for South Newton, getting 21 digs.
South Newton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Illiana Christian's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lily Huynh, who had 17 digs, and Ava Bercot, who had seven digs.
South Newton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Illiana Christian, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-8.
South Newton will venture away from home to take on Milford at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Milford: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while South Newton has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. As for Illiana Christian, they will welcome Munster at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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