If La Salle Academy was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of North Smithfield on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rams came up short against the North Kingstown Skippers on Friday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Skippers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in April.
While La Salle Academy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into North Kingstown's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-21, 29-27.
Ty Cotta
| 05/23/25 vs North Kingstown | 13 |
| 05/19/25 @ North Smithfield | 13 |
| 05/15/25 @ Barrington | 19 |
| 05/13/25 @ East Providence | 12 |
| 05/08/25 vs Bishop Hendricken | 17 |
| + 5 more games |
Despite the loss, La Salle Academy still got an impressive performance from Ty Cotta, who had 13 digs. Cotta has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more digs the last ten times he's played.
North Kingstown had a senior duo take command as Stephen Dufour had 11 digs and two assists and Evan Shea had 37 assists and six digs.
La Salle Academy's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for North Kingstown, the win keeps they at an undefeated 25-0.
After both having extra time off, La Salle Academy and East Providence will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Kingstown does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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