North Kingstown faced Cranston East in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Skippers put the hurt on the Thunderbolts with a sharp 3-0 win. The Skippers haven't had any issues with the Thunderbolts recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
North Kingstown's got stronger as the match went on, holding Cranston East to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-18, 25-16.
Ryan Harrington paced North Kingstown's offense, picking up 16 kills. Harrington got some help from Evan Shea and his 35 assists.
Skippers
| 05/09/25 vs Cranston East | 3-0 |
| 05/08/25 vs Barrington | 3-0 |
| 05/06/25 vs Cranston West | 3-0 |
| 04/22/25 vs Coventry | 3-0 |
| 04/17/25 vs Cranston East | 3-1 |
| + 14 more games |
North Kingstown's win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-0. As for Cranston East, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-5.
North Kingstown has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against East Greenwich on the 12th. As for Cranston East, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Bishop Hendricken on the 12th.
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