Newington proved they can win big on Monday (they won by three) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Xavier Falcons 3-2. The Nor'easters haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Newington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 22-25, 25-18, 25-17, 15-11.
Nate Parlapiano paced Newington's offense, picking up 19 kills. Parlapiano got some help from Tristan Gorman and his 40 assists. Seng Singkhamlon controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Despite the loss, Xavier still got an impressive performance from Elijah Barnhart, who had 36 assists and six digs. Barnhart is crushing it when it comes to assists: he's posted at least 13 every time he's taken the court this season. Ryan Tamani also deserves some recognition as he served his first ace of the season.
Nor'easters
| 04/30/25 vs Xavier | 3-2 |
| 04/28/25 vs East Hartford | 3-0 |
| 04/16/25 vs New Milford | 3-0 |
| 04/14/25 vs Glastonbury | 3-0 |
| 04/07/25 vs Hall | 3-2 |
Newington's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4. As for Xavier, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Newington has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Simsbury on the 2nd. As for Xavier, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against St. John's Prep on the 3rd.
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