Volleyball Preview: Newington Nor'easters vs. Rocky Hill Terriers
Newington is 10-0 against Rocky Hill since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Newington Nor'easters will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rocky Hill Terriers at 5:30 p.m. Newington will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
On Friday, Newington had just enough and edged Hall out 3-2.
Newington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 26-28, 25-16, 25-23, 15-7.
Meanwhile, everything went Rocky Hill's way against Weaver on Wednesday as Rocky Hill made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Rocky Hill's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 25-18.
Rocky Hill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive games.
Newington's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-9. As for Rocky Hill, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-8.
Everything went Newington's way against Rocky Hill in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Newington made off with a 3-0 win. Does Newington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rocky Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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