Coventry hasn't had much luck against North Kingstown recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Oakers are taking a road trip to square off against the Skippers at 6:30 p.m.
Coventry is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: East Providence, who was ranked 12th at the time (Coventry was ranked 16th). The Oakers lost 3-0 to the Townies on Thursday. The Oakers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Thunderbolts by a score of 3-1.
North Kingstown was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-13, 21-25, 25-16.
Coventry better focus on containing Jayden Yang and Stephen Dufour as the pair were huge in North Kingstown's win. Yang had nine digs and two aces, while Dufour had 11 digs and two assists. That's the most aces Yang has posted over his last five matches.
North Kingstown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive games.
Coventry's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for North Kingstown, their victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Coventry suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to North Kingstown when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Oakers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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