Volleyball Preview: East Providence Townies vs. Coventry Oakers
East Providence is 1-9 against Coventry since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The East Providence Townies will head out on the road to square off against the Coventry Oakers at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
East Providence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: La Salle Academy, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (East Providence was ranked third). East Providence lost 3-0 to La Salle Academy on Tuesday. The match marked the first time this season in which the Townies were not able to get on the board.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-23, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Coventry came up short against Portsmouth on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Oakers in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost three in a row.
East Providence's loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2. As for Coventry, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
East Providence came up short against Coventry when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 3-1. Can East Providence avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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