Newcomerstown hasn't had much luck against Buckeye Trail recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Newcomerstown Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Buckeye Trail Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Saturday, Newcomerstown came up short against Strasburg-Franklin and fell 3-1.
Newcomerstown started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-9, 25-14, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Buckeye Trail's undefeated season came to an end after nine games on Monday. They fell just short of Conotton Valley by a score of 3-2. The game marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Buckeye Trail lost were decided by three points or less. After all that action, the final score was 16-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-25, 15-12.
Newcomerstown's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Buckeye Trail, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-1.
Newcomerstown might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Buckeye Trail in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Newcomerstown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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