The Classical Purple will challenge the Bishop Hendricken Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Classical is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cranston East, who was ranked third at the time (Classical was ranked fourth). The Purple lost 3-0 to the Thunderbolts on Friday. The Purple's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Bishop Hendricken won the last time they faced East Greenwich, and Santiago Harrington did his part to make sure it happened again. The Hawks walked away with a 3-1 win over the Avengers on Thursday thanks in part to Harrington, who had 22 digs and one assist. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Bishop Hendricken 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 21-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-15.
Classical's defeat dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Bishop Hendricken, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Classical beat Bishop Hendricken 3-1 in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Purple repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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