The Tolman Tigers will head out to square off against Block Island at 10:40 a.m. on Monday. Tolman is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Tolman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Ponaganset, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Tolman was ranked 12th). Tolman came out on top against Ponaganset by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Tolman was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-22, 21-25, 25-21.
Tolman relied on the efforts of Clara Perez, who had 16 digs, and Maricelys Berrocales, who had eight digs and two aces. Berrocales is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Block Island sidestepped Juanita Sanchez Complex for a 3-2 win.
Block Island had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-11, 15-12.
Tolman pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Block Island, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Tolman was able to grind out a solid win over Block Island when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tolman 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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