Plainville hasn't had much luck against Newington recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Plainville Blue Devils will take on the Newington Nor'easters at 6:00 p.m. Plainville will be strutting in after a win while Newington will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Plainville earned a 47-39 victory over Housatonic-Lakeview.
Meanwhile, Newington didn't have quite enough to beat Rocky Hill on Tuesday and fell 37-34. The Nor'easters have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Plainville will need to focus on slowing down Kendall Miller, one of several Newington players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 13 points and five assists. Miller has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jilian Bouchard, who earned ten points.
Plainville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Newington, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-8.
Plainville lost to Newington on the road by a decisive 53-36 margin when the teams last played back in February of 2020. Thankfully for Plainville, Sabrina Soler (who dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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