Volleyball Preview: East Greenwich Avengers vs. Chariho Chargers
East Greenwich is 0-3 against Chariho since September of 2023 but things could change on Tuesday. The East Greenwich Avengers will host the Chariho Chargers at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
East Greenwich is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Portsmouth, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (East Greenwich was ranked 12th). East Greenwich fell 3-1 to Portsmouth on Thursday. The Avengers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Chariho came up short against La Salle Academy on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Chariho was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the 0th set very close. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-16, 25-21.
Even though they lost, Chariho was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matchups.
East Greenwich's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-3. As for Chariho, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
East Greenwich suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Chariho when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Thankfully for East Greenwich, Emma Kocab (who had 21 digs and four aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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