Volleyball Preview: Newington Nor'easters vs. New Britain Golden Hurricanes
Newington has gone 9-1 against New Britain recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Newington Nor'easters will host the New Britain Golden Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. New Britain took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Newington, who comes in off a win.
Newington took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They blew past Ellington 3-0.
Newington never let Ellington on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-9, 25-23.
Newington 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 five aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, New Britain was not able to break out of their rough patch last Monday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Platt, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-13, 25-10.
Newington's victory bumped their record up to 3-9. As for New Britain, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Newington took their win against New Britain when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Newington repeat their success, or does New Britain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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