Newman Central Catholic has gone 8-1-1 against Erie-Prophetstown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Newman Central Catholic Comets are taking a road trip to take on the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Newman Central Catholic has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Erie-Prophetstown will arrive with six straight victories.
Last Thursday, Newman Central Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Bureau Valley and fell 2-1. While the Comets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Storm 25-17 in the first set.
Newman Central Catholic started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Erie-Prophetstown was able to grind out a solid win over Wethersfield on Saturday, taking the game 2-0.
Erie-Prophetstown never let Wethersfield on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 25-20.
Newman Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 2-22-1. As for Erie-Prophetstown, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-3-2 record this season.
Newman Central Catholic came up short against Erie-Prophetstown when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Newman Central Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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