Woodstock Academy lost against Newington back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Centaurs lost 3-0 to the Nor'easters. The Centaurs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Woodstock Academy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Newington's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-19, 25-20.
Owen Budd paced Woodstock Academy's offense, picking up six kills. Budd got some help from Jake Henderson and his 12 assists. Nathan Billings controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Newington had a senior duo take command as Tristan Gorman had 35 assists and eight digs and Adam Redman had 18 digs and three assists. Gorman has been hot for a while, having posted 17 or more assists the last 18 times he's played.
Woodstock Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Newington, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Woodstock Academy will take on Norwich Free Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Centaurs are facing the Wildcats at the right time seeing as the Wildcats are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Newington, they will face off against Southington at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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