The Coventry Oakers will square off against the Portsmouth Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Coventry is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row dating back to last season, Coventry finally turned things around against Classical on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Purple by a score of 3-1.
Coventry had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth faced La Salle Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Portsmouth walked away with a 3-1 victory over La Salle Academy. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Portsmouth 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 20-25, 25-13, 26-24, 25-16.
Portsmouth's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Hailey Labonte, who had 17 kills, 15 digs, and 15 digs. Labonte is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had ten or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Caitlin Mediate, who had 15 digs, two aces, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Portsmouth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 25 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Coventry's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Portsmouth, their record now sits at 7-1.
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