Volleyball Preview: Middletown Islanders vs. North Smithfield Northmen
Middletown has gone 3-0 against North Smithfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Middletown Islanders will be staying on the road to face off against the North Smithfield Northmen at 6:30 p.m. Middletown will be strutting in after a win while North Smithfield will be coming in after a loss.
Last Wednesday, Middletown earned a 3-1 victory over Pilgrim.
Middletown was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 23-25, 25-12, 25-18.
Middletown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, North Smithfield came up short against Mt. Hope on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Northmen have struggled against the Huskies recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
North Smithfield was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Mt. Hope work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 26-28, 25-17, 25-21.
Middletown has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for North Smithfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Middletown beat North Smithfield 3-1 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. 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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