On Wednesday, Chariho faced East Greenwich in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Chariho Chargers fell 3-1 to the East Greenwich Avengers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Chargers of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 17-25, 25-22.
Chariho's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Grace Macleod, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Erin OLeary, who had six kills, six digs, and two aces. Macleod is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Chariho was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in nine consecutive games.
East Greenwich's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Allison Guerzon led the charge by getting 17 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Guerzon a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Guerzon, who had ten digs and 12 assists.
Chariho's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for East Greenwich, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-5.
Chariho will challenge North Kingstown at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. North Kingstown will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Chariho surely won't give up without a fight. After both having extra time off, East Greenwich and Prout will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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