New Britain faced Newington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Golden Hurricanes came up short against the Nor'easters, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Nor'easters this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 1-0 back in April.
While New Britain was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Newington's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-19, 25-22.
Werner Lynes paced New Britain's offense, picking up 13 kills. Lynes got some help from Gabriel Pedzich and his 24 assists. Jovan Villegas controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Newington can attribute much of their success to Adam Redman, who had 16 digs and seven assists. That's the most digs Redman has posted since back in April.
New Britain's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5. As for Newington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
New Britain is taking a road trip to challenge Farmington at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Newington, they will host Windsor at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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