After both having extra time off, the Mt. Hope Huskies and the Achievement First Providence Falcons will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Hope will be strutting in after a win while Achievement First Providence will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, Mt. Hope made easy work of St. Raphael Academy and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Huskies.
Meanwhile, Achievement First Providence faced Hope in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Falcons fell 3-1 to the Blue Wave. The Falcons' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Achievement First Providence started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-17.
Achievement First Providence's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Mt. Hope, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Mt. Hope came out on top in a nail-biter against Achievement First Providence when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies since the team 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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