After a string of nine wins, Newington's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 3-1 to the RHAM Raptors. The defeat continues a trend for the Nor'easters in their matchups with the Raptors: they've now lost seven in a row.
Newington started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-14.
Kendall Miller paced Newington's offense, picking up 24 kills. Miller got some help from
Alexandra Okumura and her 27 assists. Miller also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Julia Kuczek, racking up two apiece.
Newington's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-10. As for RHAM, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Newington nor RHAM have any future games scheduled.
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