Volleyball Recap: East Greenwich Avengers vs. Portsmouth Patriots
East Greenwich and Portsmouth squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but East Greenwich had to settle for second. They came up short against the Portsmouth Patriots, falling 3-0. The Avengers have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
While East Greenwich was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-22, 25-21.
East Greenwich lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Allison Guerzon, who had 15 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Fain, who had seven kills and two blocks.
Mila Abedon went supernova for Portsmouth, getting 21 digs and four aces. Abedon has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played.
East Greenwich's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Portsmouth, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 17-1.
While East Greenwich had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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