Volleyball Preview: Prout Crusaders vs. Cranston West Falcons
The Prout Crusaders will face off against the Cranston West Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Prout will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Monday, Prout narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Cranston East 3-2.
Prout took Cranston East into a fifth set where they got it done with a ten-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-23, 25-16, 23-25, 15-5.
Prout's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jett Cronin, who had 20 digs, and Brooke Rutherford, who had six aces and 12 assists. That's the most aces Rutherford has posted since back in September.
Prout was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Cranston West faced Westerly in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Cranston West came out on top against Westerly by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Cranston West had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-16.
Prout is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Cranston West, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
Prout skirted past Cranston West 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. Will Prout repeat their success, or does Cranston West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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