On Monday, Portsmouth faced Chariho in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Portsmouth Patriots narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Chariho Chargers 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Patriots sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Portsmouth was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-105), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-20, 28-26, 18-25, 15-13.
Defeat or not, Chariho got some senior leadership from Jasey Vachon and Grace Macleod. Vachon had 25 digs and two aces, while Macleod had 13 digs and two aces. Those 25 digs set a new season-high mark for Vachon.
Portsmouth's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Chariho, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Portsmouth didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against La Salle Academy on the 9th. Chariho has also already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against East Greenwich on the 9th.
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