On Thursday, Westerly faced Mt. Hope in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Westerly Bulldogs came up short against the Mt. Hope Huskies, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bulldogs of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-18, 25-13.
Even though they lost, Westerly was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 34 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Westerly's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Mt. Hope, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5.
Westerly will square off against West Warwick at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Westerly is facing West Warwick at the right time seeing as West Warwick is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for Mt. Hope, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Tiverton on the 18th.
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