East Newton is 1-8-1 against McDonald County since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The East Newton Patriots will face off against the McDonald County Mustangs at 9:00 a.m. East Newton is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Last Tuesday, East Newton beat Seneca 3-1.
East Newton was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 19-25, 25-9, 25-9.
Meanwhile, McDonald County came into Tuesday's game having lost 14 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They skirted past Cassville 3-2.
McDonald County took Cassville into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-18, 21-25, 17-25, 16-14.
McDonald County relied on the efforts of Leslie Velazquez, who had 20 digs, and Cadence Slinkard, who had ten digs and 11 assists.
East Newton's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-13. As for McDonald County, their win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-20.
East Newton was able to grind out a solid victory over McDonald County when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Newton since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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