South Kingstown has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They and the Portsmouth Patriots are set to duel. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: East Greenwich, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (South Kingstown was ranked eighth). South Kingstown walked away with a 3-1 win over East Greenwich on Monday.
South Kingstown 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 23-25, 25-17, 26-24, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth had already won eight in a row and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. They put the hurt on the Chargers with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Portsmouth never let Chariho on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 25-23.
Mila Abedon was a one-man wrecking crew for Portsmouth as she had ten digs and five aces. That's the most aces Abedon has posted since back in September.
Portsmouth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 32 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
South Kingstown pushed their record up to 9-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Portsmouth, their victory bumped their record up to 14-1.
South Kingstown suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Portsmouth in their previous matchup back in September. Will South Kingstown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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