Newton South waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Brookline Warriors. That's more bragging rights for the Lions, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Newton South got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-17, 19-25, 25-21, 24-26, 15-12.
Natalie Huang had an outrageously good game as she had 22 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Newton South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matches.
Newton South now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Brookline, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Newton South will face off against Bedford at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Newton South is facing Bedford at the right time seeing as Bedford is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Brookline, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Framingham at 4:30 p.m. Brookline will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: Framingham will have lost three straight heading into Tuesday's contest.
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