
Townies
05/15/25 @ Bishop Hendricken | 2-3 |
05/13/25 vs La Salle Academy | 3-1 |
05/08/25 vs Chariho | 3-0 |
05/06/25 @ North Smithfield | 3-0 |
05/01/25 vs Classical | 0-3 |
East Providence faced Bishop Hendricken in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Townies fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 3-2. The Townies' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
East Providence started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-20, 15-9.
Jordan Rodriguez paced East Providence's offense, picking up 23 kills. Rodriguez got some help from Alex Robinson and his 49 assists. Robinson was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bishop Hendricken to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jackson Kretzer, who had 11 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Kretzer has posted since back in April. Santiago Harrington was another key player, getting eight digs and six assists.
East Providence's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Bishop Hendricken, they moved to 7-8 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Coincidentally, East Providence and Bishop Hendricken will both be playing North Kingstown the next time they take the court. The Hawks will head out to face the Skippers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, while the Townies will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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