The Joel Barlow Falcons will take on the Newington Nor'easters on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Joel Barlow is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Newtown 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Meanwhile, Newington faced Wolcott RVT in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Nor'easters put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Nor'easters in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won three in a row.
Newington's got stronger as the match went on, holding Wolcott RVT to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 25-14.
Joel Barlow better focus on containing Adam Redman and Tristan Gorman as the pair were huge in Newington's win. Redman had 15 digs and two assists, while Gorman had 41 assists and nine digs. Gorman is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 14 or more in each of the last 43 games he's played dating back to last season.
Newington pushed their record up to 19-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Joel Barlow, their victory bumped their record up to 18-5.
Joel Barlow took their win against Newington in their previous matchup back in June of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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