Masuk faced Newtown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Panthers came out on top against the Nighthawks by a score of 3-1. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Nighthawks recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
The win didn't come easy: Newtown scored at least 18 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 20-25, 25-22, 25-19.

Jack Hanna
05/12/25 @ Newtown | 6 |
05/09/25 @ Shelton | 5 |
05/07/25 @ New Milford | 2 |
05/05/25 vs Joel Barlow | 3 |
05/02/25 @ Kolbe-Cathedral | 4 |
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Jack Hanna was the offensive standout of the match as he had six digs and two aces. That's the most digs he has posted over his last seven contests.
Eli Sullivan and Dima Frunza certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Sullivan had 23 digs and four assists, while Frunza had nine digs and two blocks.
Masuk's record is now 12-4. As for Newtown, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4.
Looking ahead, Masuk will square off against Kolbe-Cathedral at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Newtown, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Shelton on the 13th.
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