Basketball Recap: Newington Beats New Britain for Their Third Straight Victory

Nor'easters

Previous 3 Games

01/29/25 vs New Britain	41-37
01/27/25 @ Maloney	49-25
01/24/25 @ Simsbury	38-25

Newington entered their tilt with New Britain on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They managed a 41-37 win over the New Britain Golden Hurricanes. The Nor'easters have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Golden Hurricanes, too.

Newington had a senior duo take command as Kendall Miller posted 16 points and five boards and Hope Romanello had eight points and eight rebounds. Miller has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Haylie Sanchez was another key player, putting up six points and four steals.

Newington pushed their record up to 9-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points per game. As for New Britain, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season.

Newington and New Britain should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Connecticut Rankings. Newington will challenge Wethersfield at 6:45 p.m. on Friday up 79 places (28 vs. 107). Similarly, New Britain (ranked 32nd) will meet Middletown (ranked 109th) at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.