Preview: Newington Nor'easters vs. Windsor Warriors
Newington has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Windsor Warriors at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Newington's strategy against Enfield on Thursday. Newington strolled past Enfield with points to spare, taking the game 48-30. Given Newington's advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Enfield is ranked 51st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newington's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bela Cucuta led the charge by scoring 22 points along with three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Miller, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
In what's become a running theme this season, Windsor gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They breezed by Bloomfield on the road to the tune of 89-32. The win was familiar territory for Windsor who now have six in a row.
Newington pushed their record up to 17-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.6 points per game. As for Windsor, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Newington came up short against Windsor in their previous meeting back in January, falling 51-42. Can Newington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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