Chariho hasn't had much luck against North Kingstown recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Chariho Chargers will venture away from home to face off against the North Kingstown Skippers at 6:30 p.m.
Chariho is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: East Greenwich, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Chariho was ranked 11th). Chariho took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Greenwich on Wednesday. The Chargers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 17-25, 25-22.
Chariho's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Grace Macleod, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Erin OLeary, who had six kills, six digs, and two aces. Macleod is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Chariho was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Cranston West.
Chariho's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for North Kingstown, their victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0.
Chariho might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from North Kingstown in their previous matchup back in September. Can Chariho avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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