The Chariho Chargers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Cranston West Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Chariho will be strutting in after a victory while Cranston West will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Chariho finally turned things around against Cranston East on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Thunderbolts with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Chargers have posted since September 12th.
Chariho's got stronger as the match went on, holding Cranston East to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-11.
Kaitlyn Smallridge went supernova for Chariho, getting 12 aces. Those 12 aces gave Smallridge a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Chariho was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cranston West faced La Salle Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Cranston West lost 3-0 to La Salle Academy. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chariho's win bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Cranston West, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Chariho suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cranston West in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. Can Chariho avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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