The Neosho Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the East Newton Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Neosho is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Neosho took on Carthage on Thursday. Neosho came up short against Carthage, falling 3-0.
Neosho was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-22, 25-16.
Meanwhile, East Newton came up short against Aurora two weeks ago and fell 3-1. While the Patriots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Houn Dawgs 26-24 in the first period.
East Newton started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-21.
Neosho's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for East Newton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
Everything went Neosho's way against East Newton when the teams last played back in August of 2023, as Neosho made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Neosho since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
