After two games on the road, Newark is heading back home. They will welcome the Earlville Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Newark is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Rosary just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Royals by a score of 2-1.
Newark started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-21, 25-15.
Even though they lost, Newark was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Earlville didn't have quite enough to beat Illinois Math & Science Academy on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
Earlville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-23, 25-12.
Newark's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 13-7. As for Earlville, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-16.
Newark beat Earlville 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Newark repeat their success, or does Earlville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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