New Britain faced Maloney in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Golden Hurricanes lost 3-0 to the Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 on May 2nd.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-21, 25-11.
Werner Lynes paced New Britain's offense, picking up 12 kills. Lynes got some help from Gabriel Pedzich and his 13 assists. Finally, Liddon Norman kept New Britain's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Among those leading the charge was Abdiel Cividanes, who had 12 digs and two aces. That's the most digs he has posted over his last seven matches. Derek Morgan also deserves some recognition as he had his first block of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for New Britain and nudges their season record down to 12-7. As for Maloney, they pushed their record up to 19-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
New Britain does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Maloney, they will be playing at home against Newington at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Nor'easters will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something the Spartans surely won't give up without a fight.
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