Chariho faced Cranston West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Chargers skirted past the Falcons 3-2. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent win being a 3-2 victory back in April.
Chariho wouldn't go down easily and took Cranston West into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 26-28, 25-16, 25-19, 22-25, 15-11.

Kasey Poplaski
05/27/25 vs Cranston West | 47 |
05/22/25 @ South Kingstown | 13 |
05/19/25 vs Cranston East | 28 |
05/16/25 @ Westerly | 54 |
05/15/25 vs East Greenwich | 39 |
+ 11 more games |
Chariho was led to victory by Kasey Poplaski and Jaxson Vachon. Poplaski had ten digs, three aces, and one block, while Vachon had 26 digs and two aces. Poplaski is also crushing it when it comes to assists: he's posted at least 13 every time he's taken the court this season.
They weren't the only good server: Chariho was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They are 6-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
The win made it two in a row for Chariho and bumps their season record up to 11-8. As for Cranston West, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost ten of their last 11 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.
As of now, neither Chariho nor Cranston West have any future games scheduled.
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