The Middletown Islanders will head out on the road to square off against the Prout Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Middletown will be strutting in after a victory while Prout will be coming in after a loss.
Middletown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Burrillville, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Middletown was ranked 11th). Middletown walked away with a 3-1 win over Burrillville on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Islanders.
Middletown was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10, 19-25, 25-17.
Middletown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 28 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Prout came up short against La Salle Academy on Monday and fell 3-1. The game marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Middletown's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Prout, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.
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