Cranston East is 2-8 against La Salle Academy since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Thunderbolts will face off against the Rams at 6:30 p.m.
Cranston East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Kingstown, who was ranked first at the time (Cranston East was ranked 11th). The Thunderbolts fell 3-1 to the Skippers on Thursday. The game marked the Thunderbolts' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-13, 21-25, 25-16.
La Salle Academy not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 30, 2024 (when they won 3-0). They blew past Coventry 3-0.
While La Salle Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-21, 26-24.
Cranston East better focus on containing Ty Cotta and Cooper Amaral as the pair were huge in La Salle Academy's win. Cotta had ten digs and four aces, while Amaral had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces Cotta has posted since back in May of 2024.
The victory got La Salle Academy back to even at 3-3. As for Cranston East, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-3.
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