The Newark Catholic Green Wave will face off against the South Webster Jeeps at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Newark Catholic comes in on 24 and South Webster on four.
Newark Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Shenandoah 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-17, 25-11.
Christiana Scarsella
| 10/29/25 @ Shenandoah | 2 |
| 10/23/25 vs Tree of Life Christian | 4 |
| 10/21/25 vs West Jefferson | 3 |
Newark Catholic can attribute much of their success to Christiana Scarsella, who had nine digs and two aces, and Veronica Bailey, who had eight digs and three assists. Scarsella has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
They weren't the only good servers: Newark Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between South Webster and Valley, and South Webster kept the tradition alive. The Jeeps had just enough and edged out the Indians 3-2 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Jeeps have posted since August 29, 2024.
Newark Catholic better focus on containing Emma Campbell and Addi Claxon as the pair were huge in South Webster's win. Campbell had eight digs and eight assists, while Claxon had 25 digs, 11 kills, and four aces. Those eight assists gave Campbell a new career-high. Chloe Milligan also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Newark Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 24-0. As for South Webster, their win bumped their record up to 16-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Newark Catholic hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.1 blocks per game. It's a different story for South Webster, though, as they've been averaging only 0.7 blocks. Given Newark Catholic's sizable advantage in that area, the Jeeps will need to find a way to close that gap.
Newark Catholic might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from South Webster in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Can the Green Wave avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
