East Hartford came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Newington Nor'easters. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Nor'easters this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in April.
While East Hartford had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-22, 25-20.
Josh Ikechukwu paced East Hartford's offense, picking up 21 kills. Ikechukwu got some help from Ethan Lopez and his 27 assists. Ikechukwu was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
East Hartford has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season. As for Newington, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 17-6.
Looking ahead, East Hartford will venture away from home to square off against Windsor at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Hornets are facing the Warriors at the right time seeing as the Warriors are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Newington, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Woodstock Academy on the 20th.
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