Johnstown-Monroe is 0-10 against Newark Catholic since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies will take on the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 7:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Johnstown-Monroe came up short against Watkins Memorial and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-18, 19-25, 29-27.
Meanwhile, Newark Catholic earned a 3-1 victory over Utica on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Green Wave.
Newark Catholic was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 25-11, 25-14, 25-18.
Newark Catholic can attribute much of their success to Jillian Given, who had 14 digs and three aces, and Layla Jones, who had four digs and three aces. Given is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last five games she's played.
Johnstown-Monroe now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Newark Catholic, their record now sits at 7-2.
Johnstown-Monroe might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Newark Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Johnstown-Monroe, Ava Heffley (who had 19 digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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