La Salle Academy hasn't had much luck against North Kingstown recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Skippers at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ty Cotta
| 05/19/25 @ North Smithfield | 13 |
| 05/15/25 @ Barrington | 19 |
| 05/13/25 @ East Providence | 12 |
| 05/08/25 vs Bishop Hendricken | 17 |
| 05/06/25 vs East Greenwich | 22 |
| + 4 more games |
North Smithfield came into Monday's match looking for another win against La Salle Academy, but Ty Cotta wouldn't allow it. The Rams put the hurt on the Northmen with a sharp 3-0 win on Monday for which the team can thank Cotta, who had 13 digs. He has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more digs the last nine times he's played.
La Salle Academy not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept North Smithfield between 14 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-14, 25-17.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. Everything went their way against East Providence as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was North Kingstown's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-16, 25-15.
North Kingstown's win came from a few key players La Salle Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Stephen Dufour, who had seven digs and two assists.
La Salle Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for North Kingstown, they pushed their record up to 24-0 with the win, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: La Salle Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like North Kingstown struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 5.6 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
La Salle Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from North Kingstown in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Rams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
