East Hartford faced New Britain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Hornets fell just short of the Golden Hurricanes by a score of 3-2. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
East Hartford took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-19, 22-25, 25-20, 15-10.
Josh Ikechukwu paced East Hartford's offense, picking up 25 kills. Ikechukwu got some help from Ethan Lopez and his 41 assists. Lopez was also solid from the service line: he led the team with three aces.
East Hartford's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for New Britain, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
East Hartford wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against Farmington on the 16th. As for New Britain, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Norwich Free Academy on the 19th.
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