Newton Local lost against Fairlawn back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Newton Local Indians fell just short of the Fairlawn Jets by a score of 3-2. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Jets recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Newton Local started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Newton Local 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 six aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Leading Fairlawn to victory were Coley Christy and Madelyn Lavey. Christy had 20 digs, while Lavey had seven digs. Christy is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Newton Local's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Fairlawn, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-11 record this season.
Newton Local will challenge Franklin Monroe at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Fairlawn, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Fort Loramie at 5:30 p.m.
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