The South Newton Rebels will head out on the road to take on the Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Newton is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
On Monday, South Newton got the win against Frontier by a conclusive 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Rebels have posted against the Falcons since October 14, 2021.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant South Newton was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-11, 25-12.
Taylor Cripe and Briley Iseminger were among the main playmakers for South Newton as the former hit 90% for 18 killssix aces and the latter had nine digs. Cripe is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 31 games she's played dating back to last season.
South Newton couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 54.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.3% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 40.6%.
Meanwhile, Lake Station Edison beat 21st Century Charter 3-1 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fighting Eagles.
Lake Station Edison was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-14, 20-25, 25-17.
South Newton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Lake Station Edison, their win ended a 12-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-16.
Everything went South Newton's way against Lake Station Edison when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as South Newton made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Newton since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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