Newell is 2-8 against New Underwood since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Newell Irrigators will host the New Underwood Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Newell came up short against Edgemont on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Irrigators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-9, 25-13.
Meanwhile, New Underwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Jones County.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-18, 25-16.
Newell's defeat dropped their record down to 10-13. As for New Underwood, their loss dropped their record down to 5-18.
Newell was able to grind out a solid win over New Underwood in their previous meeting last Saturday, winning 2-0. Does Newell have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Underwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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