Farmington is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Wednesday. They will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Newington Nor'easters at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Farmington is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Darien. The River Hawks were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Blue Wave on Saturday.
While Farmington won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-22.
Joshua Silva
| 04/05/25 @ Darien | 19 |
| 05/15/24 vs Lewis Mills | 12 |
| 05/13/24 vs East Hartford | 12 |
| 05/10/24 vs Southington | 18 |
| 05/08/24 @ New Britain | 12 |
| + 4 more games |
Finn Fairbrother and Joshua Silva were among the main playmakers for Farmington as the former had 17 assists and eight digs and the latter had 19 digs and three aces. That's the most digs Silva has posted since back in April of 2024.
Hall came into Monday's game looking for another win against Newington, but Adam Redman wouldn't allow it. The Nor'easters came out on top in a nail-biter against the Titans on Monday, sneaking past 3-2 for which the team can thank Redman, who had 20 digs and one assist. Silva has been hot for a while, having also posted ten or more digs the last nine times he's played.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (104-102) Newington actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 23-25, 14-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Farmington took their win against Newington in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the River Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Nor'easters turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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