There's no place like home for New Hope Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They skirted past the Wellston Golden Rockets 3-2. For the Statesmen, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 victory the Golden Rockets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2024.
New Hope Christian Academy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (112-108), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-27, 25-22, 16-25, 16-14.

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| 09/04/25 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 09/12/24 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 08/31/23 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 10/10/22 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 08/26/21 - Home | 0-3 L |
| 09/17/20 - Away | 3-0 W |
New Hope Christian Academy's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Wellston, their loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
New Hope Christian Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Ohio Valley Christian at 4:00 p.m. on the 27th. As for Wellston, they will take on Eastern at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Eagles will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something the Golden Rockets surely won't give up without a fight.
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