It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Newark can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Dublin Jerome Celtics on Thursday. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Celtics earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-18, 21-25, 25-10.

Wildcats
| 10/23/25 @ Dublin Jerome | 1-3 |
| 10/21/25 vs Central Crossing | 3-0 |
| 10/09/25 vs Lancaster | 3-0 |
| 10/07/25 @ Reynoldsburg | 3-0 |
| 10/04/25 vs Dublin Jerome | 3-1 |
The loss snapped Newark's winning streak at five matches and leaves them with a 18-6 record. As for Dublin Jerome, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Newark does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dublin Jerome, they will face off against Olentangy Liberty at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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