On Monday, South Kingstown faced East Greenwich in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The South Kingstown Rebels came out on top against the East Greenwich Avengers by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Rebels, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
South Kingstown had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-17, 26-24, 25-22.
East Greenwich's loss came despite strong showings from Amanda Duke and Abby Guerzon. Duke had eight digs and four aces, while Guerzon had seven digs and 12 assists. Duke is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
South Kingstown pushed their record up to 9-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for East Greenwich, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
South Kingstown and Portsmouth are set to duel on Wednesday. Portsmouth will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something South Kingstown surely won't give up without a fight. As for East Greenwich, they are taking a road trip to challenge La Salle Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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