After flying high against Chiefland on Monday, Newberry came back down to earth. Newberry fell just short of Palatka by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. Newberry was not able to make up for their loss to Palatka from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Newberry actually scored more points across those five sets (99-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-22, 16-25, 16-25, 15-9.
Carly Myers paced Newberry's offense, picking up 17 kills. Myers got some help from Kinsley Harvey and her 28 assists. Harvey was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Anslee Wells went supernova For Palatka., getting 48 digs and two aces. Those 48 digs gave Wells a new career-high. Sofia Zimmerman was another key player, getting 18 digs and two aces.
Newberry's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 10-6. As for Palatka, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8.
Coming up, Newberry will face off against Interlachen at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers are facing the Rams at the right time seeing as the Rams are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Palatka, they have already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Peniel Baptist Academy on the 18th.
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