The Cranston East Thunderbolts will head out to take on the Chariho Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Cranston East will be strutting in after a win while Chariho will be coming in after a defeat.
Cranston East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Bishop Hendricken, who was ranked 14th at the time (Cranston East was ranked second). The Thunderbolts were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Hawks on Wednesday. The Thunderbolts haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Chariho didn't have quite enough to beat Westerly on Friday and fell 3-2. The Chargers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chariho's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Cranston East, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Cranston East was able to grind out a solid victory over Chariho in their previous matchup back in April, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Thunderbolts since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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