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| 08/28/25 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 10/17/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 09/17/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 10/19/23 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 09/19/23 - Away | 1-3 L |
| + 5 more games |
New Kent proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Poquoson Islanders. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Trojans have posted against the Islanders since October 25, 2021.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (113-105) New Kent actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 14-25, 22-25, 25-23, 18-16.
Carly Sachs paced New Kent's offense, picking up 11 kills. Sachs got some help from Desirae Stowe and her 23 assists. Leah Rounds controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
New Kent's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Poquoson, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. New Kent is set to challenge their familiar foe Lafayette at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Poquoson will face off against rival Tabb at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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