Chariho is 0-10 against North Kingstown since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Chariho Chargers are taking a road trip to face off against the North Kingstown Skippers at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chariho is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Cranston West.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Chariho got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-21, 19-25, 25-20, 24-26, 15-8.
Kaitlyn Smallridge and Alexis Korus were among the main playmakers for Chariho as the former had five aces and four digs and the latter had ten kills. That's the most aces Smallridge has posted in her last seven contests.
Chariho was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Coventry as North Kingstown made off with a 3-0 victory.
North Kingstown walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-18, 25-21.
Among those leading the charge was Hannah Fratus, who had four aces and three digs.
Chariho's record now sits at 8-12. As for North Kingstown, their victory was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Chariho hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.8 blocks per game. It's a different story for North Kingstown, though, as they've been averaging only 0.5. Given Chariho's sizable advantage in that area, North Kingstown will need to find a way to close that gap.
Chariho suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to North Kingstown when the teams last played on October 11th. Can Chariho avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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