The New Britain Golden Hurricanes are taking a road trip to challenge the Farmington River Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
New Britain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Newington, who was ranked sixth at the time (New Britain was ranked ninth). The Golden Hurricanes came up short against the Nor'easters on Thursday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Golden Hurricanes have suffered against the Nor'easters since May 6, 2021.
New Britain took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-19, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Farmington entered their matchup against Maloney on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The River Hawks lost 3-0 to the Spartans. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the River Hawks have suffered since June 4, 2024.
While Farmington was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 26-24, 25-19.
New Britain's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5. As for Farmington, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.
New Britain couldn't quite get it done against Farmington in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Golden Hurricanes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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