It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Westerly can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the North Smithfield Northmen on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bulldogs of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: North Smithfield scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-17, 22-25, 25-19, 25-22.
Among those leading the charge was Abby Roden, who had 17 digs.
Westerly's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for North Smithfield, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Westerly does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, North Smithfield and Barrington will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Barrington will roll in looking for their 15th straight win, something North Smithfield surely won't give up without a fight.
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