The Tolland Eagles will challenge the Newington Nor'easters at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Tolland has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Newington will arrive with six straight victories.
Tolland came up short against Coventry on Monday, falling 3-0.
Tolland took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-8, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Newington was able to grind out a solid win over Windsor on Friday, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 20-25, 25-18, 25-21.
Newington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Tolland's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-9. As for Newington, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season.
Tolland suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Newington in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Thankfully for Tolland, Alyssa Dugas (who had four aces and 32 assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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