Nighthawks
| 04/30/25 @ Kolbe-Cathedral | 3-1 |
| 04/28/25 vs New Milford | 3-0 |
| 04/24/25 vs Joel Barlow | 3-2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Ridgefield | 3-1 |
| 04/21/25 vs Kolbe-Cathedral | 3-1 |
| + 2 more games |
Newtown waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Kolbe-Cathedral Cougars. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-1 last Monday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-21, 24-26, 25-11.
Nate Twitchell paced Newtown's offense, picking up 17 kills. Twitchell got some help from Dima Frunza and his 35 assists. Finally, Warner Bacon kept Newtown's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
When it comes to explaining why Kolbe-Cathedral lost, don't look at Angel Gomez. Despite the final result, he had 28 digs and one assist. Gomez has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 27 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tristan Rodriguez-Vargas, who had 12 assists and eight digs.
Newtown's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Kolbe-Cathedral, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7.
Coming up, Newtown will head out to challenge Cheshire at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Kolbe-Cathedral, they will be playing at home against Masuk at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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