Rocky Hill hasn't had much luck against Newington recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Rocky Hill Terriers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Newington Nor'easters at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Rocky Hill got the win against Weaver by a conclusive 3-0.
Rocky Hill's got stronger as the match went on, holding Weaver to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-18.
Rocky Hill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Newington had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Titans out 3-2.
Newington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 26-28, 25-16, 25-23, 15-7.
Rocky Hill's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-8. As for Newington, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-9 record this season.
Rocky Hill might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Newington in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Rocky Hill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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