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| 04/11/25 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 04/03/23 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 04/27/22 - Home | 3-0 W |
Newington is a perfect 3-0 against Xavier since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Nor'easters will host the Falcons at 5:00 p.m. Xavier took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Newington, who comes in off a win.
Newington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: East Hartford, who was ranked 20th at the time (Newington was ranked fifth). The Nor'easters put the hurt on the Hornets with a sharp 3-0 victory on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Nor'easters.
Newington didn't let East Hartford take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-22, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Xavier didn't have quite enough to beat Shelton on Monday and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their meetings with the Gaels: they've now lost seven in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Xavier sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 22-25, 15-9.
Xavier's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Newington, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Newington took their victory against Xavier in their previous matchup on April 11th by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Nor'easters have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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