Bishop Hendricken hasn't had much luck against North Kingstown recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Hawks will welcome the Skippers at 6:30 p.m.
Bishop Hendricken is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Classical, who was ranked third at the time (Bishop Hendricken was ranked fifth). The Hawks fell 3-1 to the Purple on Tuesday. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Cranston East by a score of 3-1.
The win didn't come easy: Cranston East scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 23-25, 25-18.
Bishop Hendricken better focus on containing Jayden Yang and Stephen Dufour as the pair were huge in North Kingstown's win. Yang had 43 assists and two aces, while Dufour had 20 digs. Those 43 assists gave Yang a new career-high.
North Kingstown's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-0. As for Bishop Hendricken, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Bishop Hendricken suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to North Kingstown when the teams last played back in April. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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