On Tuesday, East Greenwich faced East Providence in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The East Greenwich Avengers fell just short of the East Providence Townies by a score of 3-2. The Avengers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
East Greenwich started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 18-25, 25-19, 25-22, 15-12.
East Greenwich's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Abby Guerzon, who had seven kills, three digs, and three aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Guerzon now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Ani Gomez was another key player, getting seven aces.
She wasn't the only good server: East Greenwich was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive games.
East Greenwich's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for East Providence, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
East Greenwich didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat vs. Portsmouth on the 19th. East Providence has also already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Cranston East on the 19th.
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