After a string of five wins, Exeter-West Greenwich's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the North Smithfield Northmen. The Scarlet Knights haven't had much luck with the Northmen recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Exeter-West Greenwich was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made North Smithfield work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 27-25, 22-25, 25-12.
North Smithfield was led to victory by Abby Roden and Sophia Majeau. Roden had 12 digs, while Majeau had 11 kills, five aces, and four digs. Majeau is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Exeter-West Greenwich's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-5. As for North Smithfield, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Exeter-West Greenwich will venture away from home to face off against Westerly at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for North Smithfield, they will head out to challenge Mt. Hope at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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