The Farmington River Hawks will face off against the New Britain Golden Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Farmington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Maloney, who was ranked first at the time (Farmington was ranked fourth). The River Hawks came up short against the Spartans on Friday, falling 3-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the River Hawks were not able to get on the board.
Farmington was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Maloney work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 26-24, 25-19.
Meanwhile, New Britain lost 3-0 to Newington on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Golden Hurricanes have suffered against the Nor'easters since May 6, 2021.
New Britain took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-19, 25-22.
Farmington's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-3. As for New Britain, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5.
Farmington beat New Britain 3-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the River Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Hurricanes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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