The Prout Crusaders will head out to face off against the East Providence Townies at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Prout is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Westerly, who was ranked first at the time (Prout was ranked eighth). The Crusaders came up short against the Bulldogs on Monday, falling 3-0.
Prout was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-23, 25-18.
Meanwhile, East Providence made easy work of Chariho back in September and carried off a 3-0 win. The Townies have beaten the Chargers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Chargers has come to flipping the script.
East Providence never let Chariho on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 26-24, 25-16.
East Providence now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Prout, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.
Prout couldn't quite get it done against East Providence when the teams last played back in October of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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