Prout waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Cranston East Thunderbolts 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Crusaders also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Prout took Cranston East into a fifth set where they got it done with a ten-point win. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 25-16, 23-25, 15-5.
Leading Prout to victory were Jett Cronin and Brooke Rutherford. Cronin had 20 digs, while Rutherford had six aces and 12 assists. Those six aces gave Rutherford a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Prout was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Prout has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Cranston East, they dropped their record down to 1-15 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home.
Prout will welcome Cranston West at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Cranston East, they will square off against Classical at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Cranston East is facing Classical at the right time seeing as Classical is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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