The Tolman Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Barrington Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Barrington took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Tolman, who comes in off a win.
Tolman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Taunton, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Tolman was ranked 12th). Tolman skirted past Taunton 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tolman.
Tolman wouldn't go down easily and took Taunton into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 25-22, 20-25, 19-25, 25-19, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Barrington lost 3-0 to North Kingstown on Thursday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-10, 25-16.
Barrington's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Tolman, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Tolman has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Barrington struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.2 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Tolman might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Barrington when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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