On Monday, Middletown faced North Smithfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Middletown Islanders came out on top against the North Smithfield Northmen by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Islanders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-20, 18-25, 24-16.
Middletown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive games.
Middletown's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for North Smithfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-2.
Middletown didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win vs. Burrillville on the 25th. North Smithfield has also already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Westerly on the 25th.
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