The Chariho Chargers will challenge the Cranston West Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cranston West took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Chariho, who comes in off a win.
Chariho is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cranston East, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Chariho was ranked 15th). The Chargers blew past the Thunderbolts 3-0 on Tuesday. The Chargers haven't had any issues with the Thunderbolts recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-21, 25-14.
Kaitlyn Smallridge was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had seven aces and five digs. Josie Mastin also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
They weren't the only good servers: Chariho was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Cranston West was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Prout, falling 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-19, 25-14.
Chariho's win bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Cranston West, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Chariho skirted past Cranston West 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. Will the Chargers repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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