Barrington has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to square off against the Cranston West Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Barrington will be strutting in after a win while Cranston West will be coming in after a defeat.
Barrington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cumberland, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Barrington was ranked tenth). Barrington blew past Cumberland 3-0 on Thursday.
Barrington never let Cumberland on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-24, 25-13.
Barrington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 16 aces in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Cranston West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to East Providence. The match marked the first time this year in which the Falcons were not able to get on the board.
Barrington pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Cranston West, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Barrington beat Cranston West 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barrington since the squad 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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