North Kingstown is 8-1 against Cranston West since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The North Kingstown Skippers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Cranston West Falcons at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: East Providence, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (North Kingstown was ranked first). Everything went North Kingstown's way against East Providence on Monday as North Kingstown made off with a 3-0 victory.
North Kingstown walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-13, 25-19, 25-20.
North Kingstown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cranston West and Cranston East faced off in a cross-town battle on Monday. Cranston West walked away with a 3-1 victory over Cranston East.
North Kingstown's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. As for Cranston West, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6.
North Kingstown took their win against Cranston West when the teams last played back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. Does North Kingstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cranston West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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