Newington is 6-0 against Bloomfield since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Newington Nor'easters are on the road again to play the Bloomfield Warhawks at 5:00 p.m. Bloomfield took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Newington, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Newington sidestepped Tolland for a 3-2 win.
Newington was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-16, 18-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Newington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They came up short against Wethersfield, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-7, 25-13.
Newington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for Bloomfield, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Newington took their victory against Bloomfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newington 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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