The Scituate Spartans will venture away from home to take on the Burrillville Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Scituate is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Ponaganset, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Scituate was ranked 16th). Scituate had just enough and edged Ponaganset out 3-2.
Scituate took Ponaganset into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 24-26, 25-23, 16-14.
Giada Achille and Liliana Maggiacomo were among the main playmakers for Scituate as the former had 14 digs and the latter had eight aces and 26 assists. Maggiacomo is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Scituate was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Burrillville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Exeter-West Greenwich on Thursday.
Scituate pushed their record up to 3-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Burrillville, their record is now 5-2.
Scituate skirted past Burrillville 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Scituate 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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