There's no place like home for Newark, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top against the Earlville Red Raiders by a score of 2-0 on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Norsemen also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Newark easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-18.
Newark can attribute much of their success to Elle Norquist, who had seven digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Newark was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in five consecutive matches.
Newark pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Earlville, their loss dropped their record down to 9-17.
Newark will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Somonauk at 6:30 p.m. on October 15th. Earlville also won't see the court for a while: their next matchup is against LaMoille at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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