Newington came tearing into Tuesday's match with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Tolland Eagles out 3-2. The Nor'easters have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
Newington was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-16, 18-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Newington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Newington pushed their record up to 9-9 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Tolland, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-10.
Newington didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Bloomfield on the 18th. Tolland has also already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Enfield on the 18th.
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