East Greenwich has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the La Salle Academy Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
East Greenwich is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: South Kingstown, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (East Greenwich was ranked seventh). East Greenwich took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Kingstown on Monday. While the Avengers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rebels 25-23 in the first set.
East Greenwich started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 26-24, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, East Greenwich had strong showings from Amanda Duke, who had eight digs and four aces, and Abby Guerzon, who had seven digs and 12 assists. Duke is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, La Salle Academy came up short against North Kingstown on Monday and fell 3-1. The Rams have struggled against the Skippers recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-16, 24-26, 25-19.
East Greenwich's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for La Salle Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
East Greenwich might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from La Salle Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can East Greenwich avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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