Volleyball Preview: Middletown Islanders vs. Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights
The Middletown Islanders are on the road again on Thursday to play the Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights at 6:30 p.m. Exeter-West Greenwich took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Middletown, who comes in off a win.
Middletown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Smithfield, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Middletown was ranked tenth). Middletown walked away with a 3-1 victory over North Smithfield on Monday.
Middletown had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-20, 26-24, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Exeter-West Greenwich was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Mary Academy-Bay View.
Middletown is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Exeter-West Greenwich, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Middletown took their win against Exeter-West Greenwich in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Middletown since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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