Barrington is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Middletown is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Barrington Eagles will welcome the Middletown Islanders at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Barrington made easy work of Exeter-West Greenwich and carried off a 3-0 win.
Barrington's got stronger as the match went on, holding Exeter-West Greenwich to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-15.
Barrington can attribute much of their success to Morgan Martin, who had 11 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Barrington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 16 aces in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Middletown beat St. Mary Academy-Bay View 3-1 on Tuesday.
Middletown had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 25-27, 25-22, 25-22, 25-16.
Barrington's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Middletown, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Barrington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 24.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Middletown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Barrington skirted past Middletown 3-2 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Does Barrington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Middletown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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