The East Greenwich Avengers will head out on the road to face off against the Portsmouth Patriots at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. East Greenwich is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
East Greenwich is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: East Providence, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (East Greenwich was ranked eighth). East Greenwich fell just short of East Providence by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Avengers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to North Kingstown. The contest marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Portsmouth started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 30-32, 25-18, 25-13, 25-20.
East Greenwich's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Portsmouth, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
East Greenwich came up short against Portsmouth when the teams last played on September 3rd, falling 3-1. Can East Greenwich avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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