The South Newton Rebels will venture away from home to challenge the Milford Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Newton is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
South Newton can't be too worried about heading out to take on Milford: they just beat Illiana Christian at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. South Newton narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Illiana Christian 3-2.
South Newton 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.
South Newton found their leader in underclassman Briley Iseminger, who had 21 digs. Those 21 digs set a new season-high mark for Iseminger.
South Newton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 15.5.
Meanwhile, Milford came up short against Oakwood on Tuesday and fell 2-0.
Milford was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-16.
South Newton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Milford, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
South Newton came up short against Milford in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can South Newton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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