Preview: Newington Nor'easters vs. Bloomfield Warhawks
Newington is 1-8 against Bloomfield since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Newington Nor'easters' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Bloomfield Warhawks at 6:45 p.m. on February 9th. Newington has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 981 points over their last 14 matches.
Newington put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Wethersfield 63-37.
Meanwhile, even though East Hartford scored an imposing 67 points on Wednesday, Bloomfield still came out on top. Bloomfield walked away with a 75-67 win over East Hartford. The score was all tied up 27-27 at the break, but Bloomfield was the better team in the second half.
Newington pushed their record up to 9-8 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Bloomfield, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Newington ended up a good deal behind Bloomfield in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, losing 68-54. Can Newington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
