La Salle Academy hasn't had much luck against North Kingstown recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Rams will venture away from home to challenge the Skippers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
La Salle Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: East Providence, who was ranked fifth at the time (La Salle Academy was ranked seventh). The Rams won by a set and slipped past the Townies 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rams have posted since April 5th.
La Salle Academy took East Providence into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-20, 25-23, 21-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Coventry. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
La Salle Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for North Kingstown, their win was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: La Salle Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.6 aces per game. However, it's not like North Kingstown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
La Salle Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to North Kingstown in their previous matchup last Friday. Can the Rams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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