Volleyball Preview: Prout Crusaders vs. Tolman Tigers
Prout is 3-0 against Tolman since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Prout Crusaders will welcome the Tolman Tigers at 1:00 p.m.
Prout is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Portsmouth, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Prout was ranked sixth). Prout came up short against Portsmouth on Thursday, falling 3-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Crusaders were not able to get on the board.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Tolman had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. Everything went their way against the Villa Novans as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Tolman never let Woonsocket on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-11, 25-16.
Tolman's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Davina Kodua led the charge by getting five kills, four digs, and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariana Gonzalez, who had seven digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Tolman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matches.
Prout's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Tolman, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Prout took their win against Tolman in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Prout repeat their success, or does Tolman have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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