The Westerly Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Lincoln Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Westerly is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cranston West, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Westerly was ranked 23rd). Westerly fell 3-1 to Cranston West on Tuesday. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Falcons 25-20 in the first set.
Westerly started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-16.
Even though they lost, Westerly was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 36 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Pilgrim, falling 3-0.
Westerly's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Westerly took their win against Lincoln when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westerly 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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