Barrington has gone 7-1 against North Smithfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. Barrington is coming into the match hot, having won their last 14 games.
Barrington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Wednesday. They put the hurt on Burrillville with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Barrington was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-20, 25-18.
Barrington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in 20 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, North Smithfield faced Westerly in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. North Smithfield walked away with a 3-1 win over Westerly.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 22-25, 25-19, 25-22.
North Smithfield can attribute much of their success to Abby Roden, who had 17 digs.
North Smithfield is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Barrington, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Barrington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 24.1 aces per game. However, it's not like North Smithfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Barrington's way against North Smithfield in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Barrington made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barrington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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