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By Team Reports Sep 20, 2024, 1:18am

Volleyball Preview: Ponaganset Chieftains vs. Providence Country Day Knights

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The Ponaganset Chieftains are taking a road trip to square off against the Providence Country Day Knights at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Ponaganset is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.

Ponaganset is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Scituate, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Ponaganset was ranked 13th). Ponaganset fell just short of Scituate by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Chieftains' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Ponaganset took Scituate into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-20, 24-26, 25-23, 16-14.

Meanwhile, Providence Country Day was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Narragansett.

Ponaganset's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Providence Country Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.

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