The Ponaganset Chieftains's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Tolman Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ponaganset is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Central Falls.
Scituate came into Thursday's matchup looking for another win against Tolman, but Clara Perez wouldn't allow it. Tolman had just enough and edged Scituate out 3-2 on Thursday thanks in part to Perez, who had 12 digs and four aces. She has been hot , having posted three or more aces the last five times she's played.
Tolman was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-9, 15-4.
Tolman kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Ponaganset has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Tolman, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-4.
Ponaganset came up short against Tolman in their previous meeting back in October, falling 3-1. Can Ponaganset avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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