Middletown has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the North Smithfield Northmen at 6:15 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Middletown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Lincoln, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Middletown was ranked 18th). Middletown fell just short of Lincoln by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, North Smithfield's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cumberland. The match marked the Northmen's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
North Smithfield took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 20-25, 25-8, 25-22.
Even though they lost, North Smithfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in six consecutive matchups.
Middletown's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for North Smithfield, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Middletown beat North Smithfield 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Middletown have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Smithfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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