The North Smithfield Northmen will head out to square off against the Chariho Chargers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Smithfield is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
North Smithfield lost 3-0 to East Greenwich on Tuesday.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-13, 25-10.
If Bishop Hendricken wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Chariho, they should've done a better job of containing Kasey Poplaski. The Chargers put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 3-0 victory on Monday thanks in part to Poplaski, who had 31 assists and two aces. Poplaski is crushing it when it comes to assists: he's posted at least 24 every time he's taken the court this season.
Chariho never let Bishop Hendricken on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-21, 25-22.
North Smithfield's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Chariho, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Everything went North Smithfield's way against Chariho when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as North Smithfield made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Northmen since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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