Volleyball Preview: North Kingstown Skippers vs. La Salle Academy Rams
North Kingstown has gone 8-2 against La Salle Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The North Kingstown Skippers will play host again on Monday to welcome the La Salle Academy Rams, where the match is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. North Kingstown will be strutting in after a win while La Salle Academy will be coming in after a loss.
North Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Coventry, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (North Kingstown was ranked first). North Kingstown put the hurt on Coventry with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-14, 25-20.
North Kingstown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, La Salle Academy came up short against Prout on Thursday and fell 3-1.
While La Salle Academy had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 21-25, 25-22, 25-21.
North Kingstown pushed their record up to 15-0 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for La Salle Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-5 record this season.
Everything went North Kingstown's way against La Salle Academy in their previous matchup back in September, as North Kingstown made off with a 3-0 victory. Does North Kingstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Salle Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
