After both having extra time off, the La Salle Academy Rams and the East Providence Townies will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
La Salle Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Kingstown, who was ranked first at the time (La Salle Academy was ranked seventh). The Rams lost 3-0 to the Skippers on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Rams have suffered since April 22nd.
La Salle Academy took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-21, 29-27.
East Providence won the last time they faced Barrington, and Alex Robinson did his part to make sure it happened again. The Townies blew past the Eagles 3-0 on Thursday thanks in part to Robinson, who had 30 assists and two aces. Robinson is crushing it when it comes to assists: he's posted at least 22 every time he's taken the court this season.
East Providence not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Barrington between 17 and 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-20, 25-20.
East Providence's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7. As for La Salle Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
La Salle Academy came up short against East Providence in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can the Rams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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