Effingham was the 2-1 winner over Newton when they last played one another back in August, but their luck changed this time around. The Hearts fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1 on Saturday.
Mckenzie Love paced Effingham's offense, picking up eight kills. Love got some help from Berkley Pullen and her 17 assists. Bailey Bohnhoff controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Leading Newton to victory were Morgan Schafer and Hydi Bierman. Schafer had 11 digs, while Bierman had nine digs and six kills. The dominant performance also gave Bierman a new career-high in assists (five).
Effingham's defeat dropped their record down to 19-12. As for Newton, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season.
Effingham has already played their next contest, a 2-1 loss against Edwards County on the 18th. As for Newton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield on the 18th.
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