Newman Central Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers. If the Comets were looking for revenge after losing 2-0 to the Panthers when the teams met back in October of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Newman Central Catholic was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Erie-Prophetstown work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-14.
Ruby Burger paced Newman Central Catholic's offense, picking up seven kills. Burger got some help from Brooklyn Smith and her 20 assists. Kennedi Shippert controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Newman Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Erie-Prophetstown, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Newman Central Catholic has already played their next matchup (against Oregon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Erie-Prophetstown also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Rock Falls.
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