After flying high against Classical last Thursday, East Greenwich came back down to earth. The East Greenwich Avengers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the South Kingstown Rebels on Monday. The Avengers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rebels apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
East Greenwich started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-17, 26-24, 25-22.
Loss or not, East Greenwich got some senior leadership from Amanda Duke and Abby Guerzon. Duke had eight digs and four aces, while Guerzon had seven digs and 12 assists. Duke is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
East Greenwich's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for South Kingstown, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-8.
East Greenwich will take on La Salle Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for South Kingstown, they and Portsmouth are set to duel on Wednesday. Portsmouth will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something South Kingstown surely won't give up without a fight.
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