The Chariho Chargers will take on the East Greenwich Avengers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Chariho is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Portsmouth, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Chariho was ranked tenth). Chariho fell just short of Portsmouth by a score of 3-2 on Monday. While the Chargers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Patriots 25-20 in the first period.
Chariho actually scored more points across those five sets (109-105), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-20, 28-26, 18-25, 15-13.
Defeat or not, Chariho got some senior leadership from Jasey Vachon and Grace Macleod. Vachon had 25 digs and two aces, while Macleod had 13 digs and two aces. Those 25 digs set a new season-high mark for Vachon.
Even though they lost, Chariho kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, East Greenwich made easy work of Cranston West on Friday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-23, 25-23.
East Greenwich's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Abby Guerzon led the charge by getting 12 digs, three aces, and two kills. That's the most aces Guerzon has posted in her last five games. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Guerzon, who had ten digs.
Chariho's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for East Greenwich, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Chariho might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from East Greenwich in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Chariho have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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