Newark Catholic lost against Liberty-Benton back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Newark Catholic Green Wave fell just short of the Liberty-Benton Eagles by a score of 2-1. The Green Wave haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Newark Catholic lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-23.
Newark Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Liberty-Benton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Newark Catholic is on the road again on Tuesday to play Watkins Memorial at 7:00 p.m. Newark Catholic is facing Watkins Memorial at the right time seeing as Watkins Memorial is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Liberty-Benton, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss vs. Perrysburg on the 28th.
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