On Monday, North Smithfield faced Burrillville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The North Smithfield Northmen came out on top in a nail-biter against the Burrillville Broncos , sneaking past 3-2. The Northmen have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Broncos, too.
North Smithfield was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 19-25, 23-25, 25-23, 15-7.
Abby Roden had a dynamite game for North Smithfield, getting 14 digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Roden a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: North Smithfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in seven consecutive contests.
North Smithfield is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Burrillville, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
North Smithfield will take on Barrington at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Barrington will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something North Smithfield surely won't give up without a fight. As for Burrillville, they will face off against Pilgrim at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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