After both having extra time off, the Prout Crusaders and the East Greenwich Avengers will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Prout 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 (Prout was ranked seventh). Prout took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Providence on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, East Greenwich waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Chargers by a score of 3-1.
East Greenwich was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15, 17-25, 25-22.
East Greenwich's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Allison Guerzon, who had 17 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Guerzon a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Guerzon, who had ten digs and 12 assists.
East Greenwich was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Prout's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for East Greenwich, their record is now 7-5.
Prout came up short against East Greenwich in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Greenwich's Hannah Gaffney, who had 24 digs, four aces, and a kill. Now that Prout knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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