If Newington was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of East Hartford last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Newington Nor'easters lost 3-0 to the Bristol Eastern Lancers on Friday. The Nor'easters haven't had much luck with the Lancers recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-15, 27-25.
Newington lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Chloe Alvizo, who had 15 digs.
Bristol Eastern can attribute much of their success to Ashley Adorno, who had eight digs. What's more, Adorno also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had in her last three matchups.
Newington's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Bristol Eastern, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-6 record.
Newington didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Ellington on the 30th. Bristol Eastern has also already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Avon on the 30th.
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