After flying high against Liberty on Tuesday, Champion came back down to earth. The Golden Flashes lost 3-0 to the Newton Falls Tigers on Thursday. The Golden Flashes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Champion was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-14, 25-16.
Their offense was headlined by Audrey Sewell and Kennedy McKee, who picked up five kills apiece. They got some help from Zoe Patelle and her ten assists. She was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Leading Newton Falls to victory were Karsen Gazda and Peyton Starkey. Gazda had 18 digs and two aces, while Starkey had eight digs and two aces. Those eight digs gave Starkey a new career-high.
Champion's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Newton Falls, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Champion has already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Grand Valley on the 13th. As for Newton Falls, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Harding on the 15th.
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