Middletown won the last time they faced St. Mary Academy-Bay View, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Middletown Islanders came out on top against the St. Mary Academy-Bay View Bengals by a score of 3-1. Winning may never get old, but the Islanders sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Middletown had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-22, 25-22, 25-16.
Middletown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive contests.
Middletown is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for St. Mary Academy-Bay View, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Middletown will venture away from home to take on Barrington at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Barrington has won four straight at home, while Middletown won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for St. Mary Academy-Bay View, their road trip will continue as they head out to face North Smithfield at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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