After flying high against Bloomfield last Monday, Manchester came back down to earth. The Manchester Red Hawks took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Newington Nor'easters on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Red Hawks in their matchups with the Nor'easters: they've now lost four in a row.
Manchester was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Newington work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 26-24, 23-25, 25-18.
Despite the loss, Manchester still got an impressive performance from Kassandra Vargas, who had 13 digs and two aces. Vargas is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Manchester's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Newington, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season.
Manchester will welcome Wethersfield at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Newington, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Windsor on the 11th.
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