It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but North Smithfield had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Westerly Bulldogs. That's more bragging rights for the Northmen, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 22-25, 25-19, 25-22.
Among those leading the charge was Abby Roden, who had 17 digs.
North Smithfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October.
North Smithfield is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Westerly, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
After both having extra time off, North Smithfield and Barrington will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Barrington will roll in looking for their 15th straight victory, something North Smithfield surely won't give up without a fight. Westerly does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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