New Britain lost against St. Paul Catholic back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The New Britain Golden Hurricanes fell just short of the St. Paul Catholic Falcons by a score of 3-2. The Golden Hurricanes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
New Britain actually scored more points across those five sets (99-93), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-16, 25-23, 10-25, 15-10.
New Britain's loss came despite strong showings from Rubi Zavalaga and Yaneliz Vazquez. Zavalaga had 15 digs and six aces, while Vazquez had three aces and 30 assists. Those six aces gave Zavalaga a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: New Britain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive contests.
New Britain's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for St. Paul Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
New Britain wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Wethersfield on the 7th. St. Paul Catholic has also already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Seymour on the 8th.
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