After two games on the road, La Salle Academy is heading back home. They will welcome the Coventry Oakers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
La Salle Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Portsmouth, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (La Salle Academy was ranked fourth). La Salle Academy fell 3-1 to Portsmouth on Monday. The Rams' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
La Salle Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-13, 26-24, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Coventry came into Wednesday's game having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Classical on Wednesday.
Coventry had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18.
La Salle Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Coventry, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
La Salle Academy took their win against Coventry in their previous meeting on September 3rd by a conclusive 3-0. Does La Salle Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Coventry turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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