Cranston East is 1-9 against North Kingstown since June of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Thunderbolts will look to defend their home court against the Skippers at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cranston East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: East Providence, who was ranked 12th at the time (Cranston East was ranked 11th). The Thunderbolts came out on top against the Townies by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Purple.
North Kingstown never let Classical on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-23, 25-16.
North Kingstown's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Cranston East, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Cranston East couldn't quite get it done against North Kingstown in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Will the Thunderbolts have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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