Cheshire faced Newtown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Rams had just enough and edged out the Nighthawks 3-2. The Rams haven't had any issues with the Nighthawks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Cheshire wouldn't go down easily and took Newtown into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-13, 25-22, 23-25, 15-12.
Bryan Rochefort
| 05/02/25 vs Newtown | 18 |
| 04/30/25 @ Glastonbury | 13 |
| 04/28/25 vs Amity Regional | 7 |
| 04/21/25 @ Hall | 2 |
| 04/16/25 @ Darien | 2 |
| + 7 more games |
Cheshire can attribute much of their success to Bryan Rochefort, who had 18 assists and seven digs. That's the most assists Rochefort has posted since back in May of 2024.
Newtown's loss came despite strong showings from Dima Frunza and Eli Sullivan. Frunza had 14 digs and one block, while Sullivan had 23 digs and one assist. Sullivan has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more digs the last 14 times he's played.
Cheshire's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Newtown, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-2.
Cheshire wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Shelton on the 5th. As for Newtown, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Brookfield on the 5th.
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