The North Kingstown Skippers will take on the East Providence Townies at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Kingstown is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
North Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Bishop Hendricken, who was ranked 14th at the time (North Kingstown was ranked first). The Skippers blew past the Hawks 3-0 on Friday.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-16, 25-12.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, East Providence's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Bishop Hendricken by a score of 3-2. While the Townies didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hawks 25-21 in the first set.
East Providence started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 21-25, 25-0, 25-0, 15-0.
East Providence's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for North Kingstown, their victory was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-0.
North Kingstown beat East Providence 3-1 when the teams last played back in April. Do the Skippers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Townies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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